Hey everyone, I'm after a little help if you'd all be so kind
I've been taking photos for a year or so, and of course, now a friends getting married he wants me to take a few photos - its only a very small and intimate wedding in a registry office, then down the pub later - so there isn't much pressure on me, and there will be another photographer there as well taking photos (another friend).
That said, I want to do him a good job and do the best I can at giving him photos he will remember - I'm struggling when comes to gear, I have a Canon 450d, with kit 17-55mm IS lens, 50mm f1.4, and a 60mm Macro - I think that I'm willing to buy a new lens for the occasion but I cant decide what will be the most useful.
Price is only partly an issue, I dont want to spend silly lens money, but I'm willing to fork out a bit.
Do I go for a wide lens, being a cropped body, something in the 12mm-20mm range?
Or, a 70-200mm lens? I saw a 17mm-85 (I think it was) lens that I thought could be a good lens for the task - giving me a little more reach than my current 17-55 whilst still giving me access to wider angles for a few group shots etc.
Think I just need a bit of advice, can anyone assist?
I've been taking photos for a year or so, and of course, now a friends getting married he wants me to take a few photos - its only a very small and intimate wedding in a registry office, then down the pub later - so there isn't much pressure on me, and there will be another photographer there as well taking photos (another friend).
That said, I want to do him a good job and do the best I can at giving him photos he will remember - I'm struggling when comes to gear, I have a Canon 450d, with kit 17-55mm IS lens, 50mm f1.4, and a 60mm Macro - I think that I'm willing to buy a new lens for the occasion but I cant decide what will be the most useful.
Price is only partly an issue, I dont want to spend silly lens money, but I'm willing to fork out a bit.
Do I go for a wide lens, being a cropped body, something in the 12mm-20mm range?
Or, a 70-200mm lens? I saw a 17mm-85 (I think it was) lens that I thought could be a good lens for the task - giving me a little more reach than my current 17-55 whilst still giving me access to wider angles for a few group shots etc.
Think I just need a bit of advice, can anyone assist?