what lens to what camera and why?

i just purchased a Canon 20D (the baby) to go with my Canon 5D (the big mother). I also have a 24-70/2.8 and a 70-200/2.8. What lens should I put on what body and why? I plan on using both cameras during the ceremony and then just using 1 camera for formals/reception. I've never shot with a 2 camera combo so I would like some advice.

24-70 on the 5D for wide shots, and the tele on the 20D for the crop factor.

That's what I would do. congrats on the "new" camera!

I'm interested in hearing responses to this too. don't mind me while I subscribe...

Livinthalife wrote in post #4007588
24-70 on the 5D for wide shots, and the tele on the 20D for the crop factor.

I agree, for those reasons.

Livinthalife wrote in post #4007588
24-70 on the 5D for wide shots, and the tele on the 20D for the crop factor.

same

the 70-200 is a heavy lens can the 20D handle the weight of the lens?

MrsOpie wrote in post #4007708
the 70-200 is a heavy lens can the 20D handle the weight of the lens?

yes...that's the combo I used for quite a while.

MrsOpie wrote in post #4007708
the 70-200 is a heavy lens can the 20D handle the weight of the lens?

Yes, no problem. With big lenses you always support the lens and let the camera hang off the back.

I plan on having both cameras around my neck so one of them will be just hanging there pointing at the ground while I'm shooting with the other.

I find that gets uncomfortable, I leave the camera i'm not using on the ground. The 20D will probably be fine with the 70-200 F2.8 hanging off it, but I wouldn't do it regularly to my own camera/lens.

tim wrote in post #4008020
I find that gets uncomfortable, I leave the camera i'm not using on the ground. The 20D will probably be fine with the 70-200 F2.8 hanging off it, but I wouldn't do it regularly to my own camera/lens.

So tim what your saying is have the 5D and 24-70 combo on my neck and the 20D and 70-200 combo on the ground and then pick it up every so often to take a close up shot? I tend to move around a lot to get different shots during the ceremony. I'm open to ideas. How do you do it?

MrsOpie wrote in post #4008071
So tim what your saying is have the 5D and 24-70 combo on my neck and the 20D and 70-200 combo on the ground and then pick it up every so often to take a close up shot? I tend to move around a lot to get different shots during the ceremony. I'm open to ideas. How do you do it?

My 70-200 gets left in the aisle during the ceremony, and carried if I want it to come with me.

MrsOpie wrote in post #4008071
So tim what your saying is have the 5D and 24-70 combo on my neck and the 20D and 70-200 combo on the ground and then pick it up every so often to take a close up shot? I tend to move around a lot to get different shots during the ceremony. I'm open to ideas. How do you do it?

This is typically what I do--both 20Ds are on me, but the 17-55 is around my neck & the 70-200 on the ground/floor if I'm stuck in one place for any length of time. If I'm truly on the run the whole ceremony, I have them both physically on me, with the 70-200 on my right shoulder. The strap is long enough that I can pull into position to use, then drop it back out of my way to use the shorter strapped one around my neck.

The 70-200 and the 20D do just fine. I do prefer to use a grip & handstrap with that combo though, it's a LOT more comfortable if you're doing any significant shooting.

Yep make your long lens longer and your wide lens wider. No-brainer to me. Same reason I go with the 24-70 on the 1D and 70-200 on the 10D. I also hang the 10D/70-200 combo around my neck all the time and let it hang. No biggy, no concerns.

Livinthalife wrote in post #4007588
24-70 on the 5D for wide shots, and the tele on the 20D for the crop factor.

That's what I would do. congrats on the "new" camera!

That's exactly why I put the 24-105 on my 5D and the 70-200 on my 30D. 24mm isn't wide enough on the 30D.

Congrats, as well!