You couldn't shoot a whole wedding with just an 85mm.
Sure you can you'll just lose lots of context ;D
and 85mm is great for group photos
Brett Harkness shoots with a 50mm and JPEG. An interesting task.
You couldn't shoot a whole wedding with just an 85mm.
You could if it was on a Rolleiflex (actually 80mm).
See this topic all the time and can't for the life see why anyone would want to do this ? Weight saving or wanting to carry light ? Surley just buy a lens pouch for your belt and fire an 85mm in it along with a 35mm on the camera . The difference in weight is pretty much the same as whether you have a dump before leaving for the wedding or not
I was expecting someone to say 135mm but that hasnt really been anyones choicr! Interesting! I think I would chose 85mm on FF - just love those isolated 'real' shots.
Marc has very specific health issues which restrict what he can carry
Indeed and also, changing lenses on the fly would have had the potential for disaster. But everything was fine in the end.
Have you considered a lighter system ? I know various pro's whove gone to CSC because DSLR was too heavy for their health conditions... if you went that route the answer to the lens changing is two bodies one on each
Sad about the grooms mum - but at least he'll have some nice shots of her at his wedding
The best photographer in the world cant take a group shot at 35mm when he needs a 24mm because his backs against the wall.Marc has very specific health issues which restrict what he can carry - that aside I agree broadly that its not something i'd do by choice ... if i absolutely had to i'd go for a 50mm on FF or 35mm on crop , although i'd be sorely tempted to tuck an 85mm into my pocket.. If i was limited to one lens for other reasons i'd go zoom and use the 17-55 (on crop) or the 24-70 on FF.
End of the day a good photographer can do the job with what he or she has available , by adapting to the circumstances
The best photographer in the world cant take a group shot at 35mm when he needs a 24mm because his backs against the wall.
I hope Marcs health issues are on the way up for him(dont know what it is) but if he is in a situation where he can only carry 1 camera and 1 lens then maybe a wedding isnt the best thing he could be photographing.
The best photographer in the world cant take a group shot at 35mm when he needs a 24mm because his backs against the wall.
Ahhhh thats totally different then , my badSadly, I have a chronic progressive illness so not on the up I'm afraid.
I'm not a wedding photographer, I just did this one as a favour. The groom's brother got married in Italy a few years ago and they hired a pro. They were not happy with the results but liked the few snaps I took so they wanted similar for this wedding and they were pleased with the results. I wouldn't even be able to do that now so no chance of it happening again.
Have to say, I'm surprised it's taken a year and a half for this to come up!
Plenty of times when they cant be moved to anywhere bigger or because of weather.They could move somewhere else though. Or take two and stick them together.
The best photographer in the world cant take a group shot at 35mm when he needs a 24mm because his backs against the wall.
Did you see my last post ref the cinema????but the best photographer in the world (or anyone with any sense) would set the group shot up somewhere else in those circumstances
Not the goal posts have changed ever so slightly LOLCourse in practice i agree with you - bringing a decent ammount of kit is a hallmark of a pro ... however if you were at said wedding and say your kit bag got stolen leaving you with only a 35mm that happened to be on your camera at the time , would you throw up your hands and say "sorry , the gigs over " or would you find a way of making it work (like suggesting a different pose , maybe with the big scren in the background shot from up the aisle )
he best photographer in the world cant take a group shot at 35mm when he needs a 24mm because his backs against the wall.
Yeah and what I said above , while your stitching away till your hearts content, Ill be in the living room watching abit of Jeremy Kyle.No, but any pro will take enough frames to stitch together into one lovely group shot later
Theres a hard way and an easy way for everything
Nobody can possibly say and believe that its better to bring one lens to a wedding and stitch shots after rather than just bringing the correct gear, there simply can be no argument surely ?
Your saying with one lens you can stitch, Im saying with a selection of lenses you dont have to , simple as that
I never said any differently. Did I?
Your saying with one lens you can stitch, Im saying with a selection of lenses you dont have to , simple as that