snappy7 Member 111 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: England, Kent More info | Nov 17, 2010 16:13 | #1 Hi. I was wondering what your favorite wedding lenses are and also if primes are favored over zooms. I'm thinking great indoor bokeh for the "pop" effect over shorter distances. Canon 5d Mkii ~ f/4 24-105L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Nov 17, 2010 16:15 | #2 I use a 24 to 70 . To me a zoom work great to keep up with the fast pace of a wedding.
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Nightstalker Goldmember 1,666 posts Likes: 5 Joined Feb 2007 Location: North West UK More info | Nov 17, 2010 16:22 | #3 24-105 F4 IS-L and 70-200 F2.8 IS-L on a 5DMK2 covers most situations adequately.
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Nov 17, 2010 17:41 | #4 Plenty of threads about this in the wedding forum, and the wedding faq talks about lenses. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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Peacefield Goldmember  4,023 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2008 Location: NJ More info | Nov 17, 2010 20:05 | #5 It depends on what you want to spend. The 85 1.8 is a great value. The 85 1.2 creates better images. Robert Wayne Photography
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sapearl Cream of the Crop  More info | Nov 17, 2010 21:02 | #6 snappy7 wrote in post #11302377  Hi. I was wondering what your favorite wedding lenses are and also if primes are favored over zooms. I'm thinking great indoor bokeh for the "pop" effect over shorter distances. I have the great little 50mm 1.8mkII . I know it's as cheap as chips but I've got some great pix from it and as above I'm think if an 85 or 135 might complment it or just perhaps go for a midlength zoom. Whatever I get I do want great bokeh.  Although my go-to lens is the 24-105, I also have the 85 f/1.8 which is a sharp, lightweight, compact, bright and fast focusing lens. GEAR LIST
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Nov 18, 2010 16:37 | #7 tim wrote in post #11302806 Plenty of threads about this in the wedding forum, and the wedding faq talks about lenses. Oh, must have missed that bit. Thanks Canon 5d Mkii ~ f/4 24-105L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Nov 18, 2010 16:39 | #8 Peacefield wrote in post #11303590 It depends on what you want to spend. The 85 1.8 is a great value. The 85 1.2 creates better images. Interesting. Ive been reading tons about these 2, 85mm lenses as I like primes. There is however a staggering differance in $$$!!!£££ price between them but the results are hardly noticable. So I guess that sexy red ring on the 1.2 is worh $1k or so. Good times for Canon! Thats a lot of damn "wonga" for a bit of red paint imo. I've seen pix and read reviews on both of 'em and I could, in no way justify the red ring price tag. Canon 5d Mkii ~ f/4 24-105L USM ~ EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Peacefield Goldmember 4,023 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2008 Location: NJ More info | Nov 18, 2010 17:37 | #9 That's a personal choice, of course, and why Canon offers both of them. I differ in my opinion, of course, as the 85 1.2 is my go-to lens for portraits. I have a few excellent lenses to choose from for portraits, but this is the one I grab and there most certainly is a difference in IQ far beyond that little red stripe. And, of course, quite a bit more speed which is where some of that price comes from. Robert Wayne Photography
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css7493 Senior Member  360 posts Joined Jul 2010 More info | Nov 18, 2010 22:35 | #10 I live by my 70-200 f/2.8 combo with my 10-22 f/3.5
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S-Man Goldmember 2,008 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2007 More info | Nov 19, 2010 08:27 | #11 snappy7 wrote in post #11308519 Interesting. Ive been reading tons about these 2, 85mm lenses as I like primes. There is however a staggering differance in $$$!!!£££ price between them but the results are hardly noticable. So I guess that sexy red ring on the 1.2 is worh $1k or so. Good times for Canon! Thats a lot of damn "wonga" for a bit of red paint imo. I've seen pix and read reviews on both of 'em and I could, in no way justify the red ring price tag. I used to think the same thing. But if you go to the link I'm providing and sit and learn how these things are made, you'll see why they cost so much.
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tjames Senior Member 261 posts Joined Jun 2010 Location: Metro Detroit More info | All of them.. Gear List: Kodak Funsaver MAX Cameras, Epson Scanner, MS Paint & some Crayons
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Jimconnerphoto Goldmember  More info | Nov 19, 2010 09:26 | #13 Situation dependent, most of the day I use my 24-105, but the 50 1.4 and the 85 1.8 get a lot of use. I also love the 70-200. Wedding and Portraits www.jimconnerphoto.com
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cdifoto Don't get pissy with me  34,091 posts Likes: 45 Joined Dec 2005 More info | Nov 19, 2010 10:59 | #14 Outside of the ceremony; 24-70 for the bread & butter shots. 135 for everything else. Did you lose Digital Photo Professional (DPP)? Get it here
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Nov 19, 2010 21:24 | #15 if you are using a crop camera, you may want to consider the 17-55 2.8 is. Louisville Kentucky Wedding Photographer
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