which lense would you choose?

PeaceFire wrote in post #7598959
This is a good point. At 24 I do get a lot of vignetting on my 5D. It's easy enough to fix in LightRoom but it is that extra 30 seconds or whatever of work per image that adds up after a while. I still won't give up my 24-105 of my 5D, but this is a good point.

Filter by camera and focal length, make a vignette adjustment to all the images at once. Total time required: 45 seconds max.

Or even better, leave the vignette in. If there's no vignette I often add it anyway.

True but you're then applying processing to all these images which must decrease the IQ to some degree. Not sure whether this would be an issue, but I think it's better to capture the best possible image in camera.

I found you can lose the vignetting by stopping down or not shooting wide angle....but either option restricts your shooting too much I think.

Darryn

I just prefer to edit one by one. I know it takes longer, but I only do one wedding a month and maybe 3-4 portraits so it's not like I don't have the time. Someday I may start using these sorts of short cuts, but for now I like my way. For some I do leave the vignette on and for some I don't so it works to go one-by-one.

I like vignettes, I use them in about 90% of my photos, maybe in part because I like dark moods. There are some photos where a vignette doesn't work, but those are less common than ones where it works well.

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT VOTED ~ and thank you for your comments... now I'm also contemplating buying the 5D mark II.... hmmm....car or camera....LOL...

I've choosen the 24-70mm F/2.8 USM.

Great choice, Blondine. I use the 24-70 with my main 5D for the majority of my weddings. I have a 70-200 attached to my 2nd camera body at all times so I can get the shot immediately if I need to, without taking the time to swap lenses. I also own the 135 f2 and it's really a nice lens on the 5D. I borrowed the 24-105 once and the thing I like best about it is how much lighter it is than the 24-70. The IS ability has never been a factor for me, since most of my subjects at a wedding are moving a lot anyway (rendering IS superfluous), but I suppose it has its place if you're shooting in low light, with no flash, and your subject is motionless.

Yeh good choice, but either way you'd have been happy. Now, the 5D mk II is a must - the IQ in general and the ability to shoot high ISO with low noise is awesome Get a 70-200mm on this camera - simply amazing.

People can use f/4 all day long if they like. WHATEVER works for you works. if that's f/4 and narrower, great! If that's wide open primes at f/1.2 - great!

Having said that, I still have no clue how the 24-105 gets sold to wedding photographers. Why someone would turn away even the possibility to shoot at f/2.8 is beyond me. The wide open lenses let you shoot at f/4. The f/4 lenses don't let you do the opposite

Bobby