Wedding lens?

Joelene wrote in post #9110778
the .... 1.6x 70-200 crop factor in a 20x20 room with a 10 foot ceiling will give you an image that is .... (said in my best big old man goofy face and voice) Math...

Oh we were just bullshi**ing I put a lens on and look through it, if I don't get the picture I want I change lenses!

Joelene wrote in post #9110741
I agree, in a softer kinda girly way. That lens is big, bulky and heavy, I don't see a use for it at all what so ever,

My wife got to you didn't she?

With that 300mm on a cropped body I'd have to shoot the wedding from the bar across the street! (In "bulb" mode no less because of the 5.6 )

I'm just giving Tim here a hard time. I've always wanted a 70-200 2.8/IS but just can't justify it for 90% of my venues. Plus, I'm just a lowly 2nd shooter so my "bosses" can buy their own pricey crap and carry it.

As a compromise though, I have been eyeing the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8. I'm just not convinced it will work right out of the box given its history.

No problem carrying the 70-200 for me. I have a nice case with wheels and a trailer hitch.

hehe RT, My camera bag is a Crumpler 5 Million Dollar home ( My purse is actually bigger!) and my "serious photographer" bag is the Crumpler 6 Million Dollar Home.

I have the Lo Pro wheely one, too much work lifting it into the trunk! It is collecting dust. I will not deny I am just a big ol' lazy girly girl that has never worked a day of manual labor and I don't ever intend to start! I find that the 70-200 falls under some sort of manual labor law of lifting X amount of weight.. I AM SURE OF IT! and I like the pub across the street! :P hehe

Regarding the sigma 50-150, I have yet to find a sigma lens I liked... If you do break down get one let me know how it works out for you. Personally I wouldn't trust it...


Tim all i have to say is THANK EFFIN GAWD!

I use my 70-200 f/2.8 at every wedding i do...I'd rather stand a bit farther away and use it when I can

tim wrote in post #9110861
Oh we were just bullshi**ing I put a lens on and look through it, if I don't get the picture I want I change lenses!

exactly .. and after a while, you'll know what you'll need or have an estimate idea

Joelene wrote in post #9111770
...I have yet to find a sigma lens I liked...Personally I wouldn't trust it...

Same here. I would need a very good reason to buy a third party lens. And then, it would have to be a very good lens.

jr_senator wrote in post #9113722
Same here. I would need a very good reason to buy a third party lens. And then, it would have to be a very good lens.

Sound thinking - can't argue with this.

Right now I'm trying to juggle the 135L on paper. It's doable but even that may be too long hence the notion of the Sigma 50-150.

Primes are really starting to look pretty sweet to me. I borrowed an 85/1.2 and had to wear sunglasses while shooting with it. I'd give my right testicle to own one. (Mrs "M" already took the other when I bought the 52" flatscreen).

Sigma 30mm F1.4 is a fantastic lens, especially after calibration.

tim wrote in post #9116383
Sigma 30mm F1.4 is a fantastic lens, especially after calibration.

This seems to be Sigma's slogan. They should print it on all their boxes.

70-200 here as well.
I also use the 24-70 2.8 on a second body or 16-35 2.8