First Wedding Photos a bit blurred! Help

I only see your one example, but I question whether anything is in focus in that shot. What tripod are you using? Is your tripod a bit wobbly? It looks like motion blur caused by a too slow shutter speed. Are you supposed to turn off image stabilization on the lens you were using when its on a tripod? Additional examples would be helpful.

Valjoy wrote in post #10928844
I learnt this very early on when I was photographing my 3rd wedding.....I was in AV mode and not taking enough notice of my shutter speed...needless to say I had a few blurred images before I realized. So I quickly learned from this experience and am now probably paranoid about shutter speed.
But I dont have anymore blurred images.........well 99% of the time.

Ok i'm no pro but this is exactly my experience from family gatherings etc, i usually solve this by going manual and let the camera choose the ISO.
Also the more advanced EOS bodies with a wheel on the back make this problem so much easier to handle.

Besides your camera settings being too shallow and slow for formals, have you checked to see if the focus is turned on on the lens? Not familiar with that lens but it should have a switch for auto focus.

Darkwand wrote in post #11810289
Ok i'm no pro but this is exactly my experience from family gatherings etc, i usually solve this by going manual and let the camera choose the ISO.

Wow. Thanks for this post. When I first got the 7D, I looked at the A iso setting and though "I'll never use that." and completely put it our of my mind, never even stopping to ponder its value when setting the iso, skipping over the A like it wasn't even there. But there are times where that is exactly what I want. When in manual, using iso:A, it is sort of like an Iv mode.

Don't know if the 7D is any different, but I have a 5DII and when ISO is set to "A", it only works with apeture or shutter priority. In manual, it automatically sets the ISO to 400. My experience has been that auto ISO works best in generally well lit situations but not with flash. I believe it defaults to ISO 400 and a shutter of 60 when using a flash.

jerrybsmith wrote in post #11811437
Don't know if the 7D is any different, but I have a 5DII and when ISO is set to "A", it only works with apeture or shutter priority. In manual, it automatically sets the ISO to 400. My experience has been that auto ISO works best in generally well lit situations but not with flash. I believe it defaults to ISO 400 and a shutter of 60 when using a flash.

It's different
It's also easy to set a fixed ISO value for a situation you wan to use multipe compositions in and then switch back to auto.
This is also super usefull when i use my Sigma 70-200 which isn't stellar at f/2.8.

But honestly full auto is the most emotionally rewarding for me to use, but one doesen't always have the time to set everything all the time

I would love the FF for my 85 though if i ever did a Wedding.

Darkwand wrote in post #11811574
It's different


I would love the FF for my 85 though if i ever did a Wedding.

TBH, I was never hugely fond of my 85 on my 5D. It was nice, but never had quite the pop that I wanted from the images. I sold it and upgraded to a 135L. Night and day, I tell ya.

angryhampster wrote in post #11811822
TBH, I was never hugely fond of my 85 on my 5D. It was nice, but never had quite the pop that I wanted from the images. I sold it and upgraded to a 135L. Night and day, I tell ya.

The 85mm is basically a 135 on a 7D and that's too long in most situations for me.
If i had a FF i could use it indoors more often.