Best out of these 3 for Christening

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I may be roped in to taking a few Christening shots.
I've done the search and read the posts so I know how difficult it is to give advice.
My question is - which, out of these 3 would you prefer to use.
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D
Nikon 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AE

I don't know if flash is allowed in the church, I'll try to find out, and I expect pictures to be posed after the ceremony. All other Christenings I've been to ask you to wait until after to take photographs.

I do have other lenses available, primarily a Nikon AF-S DX VR 18-200mm 3.5-5.6G ED II Lens
 
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Personally if you are wanting to take one lens I would go with the 18-200 as long as you have a flashgun. You probably wont be able to take any during the service. But you wouldn't get much any way. After the service there will be the oppotunity to get some posed photos around the font.

I think having a zoom gives a lot more flexibility during these sort of events. Flashgun would be essential in a church without your zoom being a 2.8 though.
 
I'd go with the 35mm personally.

The 18-200 will need shutters below 1/30th at best and will give you soft shots.

There's not much I couldn't get with the 35mm but the amount of frustration a slow lens gives me isn't worth it. Also, you don't want to use flash, it will possibly make the kid uncomfortable...
 
Take everything, get there early, check out the light and see what works best. If the worst comes to the worst and you can't get access before the event then go with the zoom and keep the 35mm 1.8 in your pocket as backup.
 
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Phil Young said:
I'd go with the 35mm personally.

The 18-200 will need shutters below 1/30th at best and will give you soft shots.

There's not much I couldn't get with the 35mm but the amount of frustration a slow lens gives me isn't worth it. Also, you don't want to use flash, it will possibly make the kid uncomfortable...
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This. It all depends on light, but in a church 800 or 1600 ISO with a lens at 2.8 should be fine. Go with the 35mm
 
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