Wedding Lens...So excited!

Question #1 --- A 17-55 2.8 Canon as a general , working class photographer's wedding lens? Ok with you all?

Question #2 --- Is a 2.8 fast enough to do little or NO flash in a moder "airy" church? I currently have a Tammy 28-75 and get too warm of pics at 800 iso. So I was thinking of a 50mm 1.8 on a second body to compliment the Tammy 28-75. and allow no flash 3/4 legnth portraits. Your thoughts?

Warm is due to White Balance, you can change the settings on your camera to compensate.

In good lighting, f2.8 might just be enough.

Two bodies, great idea. I shoot with two, much better than changing lenses.

always safer in a dark church with a prime, I take it you have a crop camera so either a 50mm f1.4 or a 30mm f1.4. 17-55 f1.8IS I have no experience of but a lot of people swear by it.

2.8 with a higher iso, 800 or so will usually work on a camera such as a 5D. But yes a faster lens would be preferable in a dim church.

regards

damian

highway0691 wrote in post #4042537
2.8 with a higher iso, 800 or so will usually work on a camera such as a 5D. But yes a faster lens would be preferable in a dim church.

regards

damian

it will also work on a 20D.

I shoot at 1600 at 2.8 with no flash quite often on a 20D. The key is good exposure. Noise isn't such a bad thing! Seriously!! If you ever shot 800 film you'll think the 20D amazing at 1600.

I find many modern churches have plenty of light and I don't need flash at 2.8. But of course there are always exceptions.