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Hi all,
I'm pretty new to wedding photography, and am in a bit of a lens dilemma. I'm sure there will be similar threads elsewhere, but I wanted to get some opinions on my specific situation. I have now shot a total of 5 weddings, with more coming up in the near future. I shoot Nikon and currently my lens lineup comprises a 24-70e 2.8 VR, 85 1.4G, 70-200 vrii, 50mm 1.8G, 16-35 f4G and a macro 60mm 2.8G. I usually carry 2 camera bodies with the 85/70-200 on one and the 24-70 on the other.
The 85mm lens is fast becoming my favorite lens. The fantastic subject isolation and ability to open up to 1.4 in really low light makes all the difference in very low light environments, and there is a certain quality/warmth to the colours, that I just love. Its not the sharpest lens fully wide open (i usually shoot at 1.8 - 2.8), but I like having the option to go to 1.4 if needs be. It has got me thinking that I miss the equivalent at the wide end. While the 24-70 is okay, It definitely is lacking that certain something that the prime lens seem to give. I'm starting to wonder if I should replace with or add a wide angle prime. As you can probably tell, I definitely favor Nikon lenses, as I have had good experiences with all my Nikon lenses previously (not the case with Sigma for example), and also for consistency of colours in an album.
I'm leaning towards one of the 1.4 Nikon primes. The 24mm 1.4 is definitely under consideration. Partly because it seems to be very highly thought of, but also for those situations where there is a large group and lack of space. But then again there is the problem of it being too wide in some circumstances. Also under consideration is the 35 1.4. It seems to be more of a classic wedding focal length, but reviews on this lens seem less glowing and I'm slightly worried by apparent lack of sharpness wider than f2.8. The 28 1.4 seems to be stellar, but is out of my budget for now. Of course there are also the 1.8 versions of these lenses.
Perhaps those who have experiences with some of these lenses at weddings could give their take on which lenses they have gone with and why. Or it would be good to hear from those who favor the flexibility of a 24-70 over the primes.
Thanks in advance.
I'm pretty new to wedding photography, and am in a bit of a lens dilemma. I'm sure there will be similar threads elsewhere, but I wanted to get some opinions on my specific situation. I have now shot a total of 5 weddings, with more coming up in the near future. I shoot Nikon and currently my lens lineup comprises a 24-70e 2.8 VR, 85 1.4G, 70-200 vrii, 50mm 1.8G, 16-35 f4G and a macro 60mm 2.8G. I usually carry 2 camera bodies with the 85/70-200 on one and the 24-70 on the other.
The 85mm lens is fast becoming my favorite lens. The fantastic subject isolation and ability to open up to 1.4 in really low light makes all the difference in very low light environments, and there is a certain quality/warmth to the colours, that I just love. Its not the sharpest lens fully wide open (i usually shoot at 1.8 - 2.8), but I like having the option to go to 1.4 if needs be. It has got me thinking that I miss the equivalent at the wide end. While the 24-70 is okay, It definitely is lacking that certain something that the prime lens seem to give. I'm starting to wonder if I should replace with or add a wide angle prime. As you can probably tell, I definitely favor Nikon lenses, as I have had good experiences with all my Nikon lenses previously (not the case with Sigma for example), and also for consistency of colours in an album.
I'm leaning towards one of the 1.4 Nikon primes. The 24mm 1.4 is definitely under consideration. Partly because it seems to be very highly thought of, but also for those situations where there is a large group and lack of space. But then again there is the problem of it being too wide in some circumstances. Also under consideration is the 35 1.4. It seems to be more of a classic wedding focal length, but reviews on this lens seem less glowing and I'm slightly worried by apparent lack of sharpness wider than f2.8. The 28 1.4 seems to be stellar, but is out of my budget for now. Of course there are also the 1.8 versions of these lenses.
Perhaps those who have experiences with some of these lenses at weddings could give their take on which lenses they have gone with and why. Or it would be good to hear from those who favor the flexibility of a 24-70 over the primes.
Thanks in advance.