what your go to lens

Just curious as to which lens is your go to lens when shooting wedding or portraits. Basically ... which lens is on your camera for most of the time

24-105mm f/4L. I just got back from a wedding and until it got too dark at the reception that lens did not leave my camera.

17-55IS on 40D
24-105L on 5D

17-55 F2.8 IS stays on one camera for most of the day. The other cameras has a 10-22, 30 F1.4, 70-200 F2.8 IS, or 100mm F2.8 macro for various parts of the day, depending what i'm trying to do.

I don't do weddings but at banquets I use my 24-105 f/4 IS. I carry my 17-50 f/2.8 in my pocket but have not needed to switch to it.

Is that a lens in your pocket or are you just happy to see me

Mainstay lens used to be the 24-70L on full frame; as soon as I get the 35L it's going to be a combination of 35L and 85L.

So I guess the 17-55 is replacing the 24-70 or is it a matter of preference?

I'm thinking of getting a used 17-55 2.8 Tamron as I have a small frame camera. Not sure at what point I stop spending money on this camera before I bale to a full frame, I guess the answer is when I make some money towrds it....

Not as bold as shooting a wedding yet but I like event photography and I just did a graduation party and it went great.

24-70 f2.8 / 30 f1.4 /70-200 f2.8 IS to name but 3 and I also really like my 105 f2.8 macro lens for portraits but prob wouldn't use it as such at a wedding as it's a bit slow for focusing.

35L for me! Still youthful and have a relatively reliable foot zoom

Aerton wrote in post #8036738
So I guess the 17-55 is replacing the 24-70 or is it a matter of preference?

I'm thinking of getting a used 17-55 2.8 Tamron as I have a small frame camera. Not sure at what point I stop spending money on this camera before I bale to a full frame, I guess the answer is when I make some money towrds it....

Not as bold as shooting a wedding yet but I like event photography and I just did a graduation party and it went great.

Full frame is not a target, it's an option. 17-55 is generally favoured over the 24-70 for crop body owners.

50L on a full frame. I can easily shoot an entire wedding with this setup

I'm using my standard zoom less and less and the 35 and 85 are getting most of the use, even during the ceremony now. The 70-200 f/2.8 doesn't get enough light for many chapels, but the 35L and 85L do. What I still need the standard zoom for is getting extra scenery and a full width shot that I can't get with the 35L. it's making me really wish I had gotten the 24L, but it wasn't in the cards.

I use a 24-70L on my 50D most of the time, with the 70-200 and primes either nearby or on my 30D - although at times I do wish I had the 17-55 2.8IS for those those times that I'm in the motel room and can't back up enough (wall...), but opposing that statement is the extra bit of reach that I get for the 70mm (which ain't much mind you), not to mention that it's built like a brick.

And I also have used my 10-22 for indoors for those really wiiiide shots.

But I do miss not having IS...

Ken.

17-55 is my fav on my 40D (crop) . Even considering buying another as a back up lens, in case this one poops out on me during a wedding (I have back up lenses, but none as good as this one)
You get a lot of lens for the money with the 17-55, IMHO