Yes another Gig thread!

[Ukkor]

Hi Guys,

Got my first gig coming up. Photographing a band called Canterbury at the 02 Academy in Oxford, and am looking at lenses (yes that joyus topic that involves money money!).

Now I am looking at potentially buying a lens before then, and renting another, and would just like your opinions on whether it is a good choice or not.

Now the two cameras that I have are a 1D MK III and a 40D so her are the options that I was thinking:-

Buy a 50mm 1.4, mount that on one body and have the 70-200mm on other body

or

Buy a 50mm 1.4, mount that on one body, and hire a wider angled lens to mount on the other.

What do you think would be the ideal lens to hire/buy considering the cameras that I will be using.

As always, help will be much appreciated

 

[itsdavedotnet]

50 1.8 is a hell of a lot cheaper... £75 from kerso iirc...

O2 academy's well sized, should have decent lighting, it's hardly some small pub in the arse end of nowhere... You shouldn't even need to be resorting to f1.8 really in a venue like that

I'd get something wider than 50mm, wide on one body, long on the other. Put the tele on whatever's got the better high iso performance.

 

[Ukkor]

50 1.8 is a hell of a lot cheaper... £75 from kerso iirc...

O2 academy's well sized, should have decent lighting, it's hardly some small pub in the arse end of nowhere... You shouldn't even need to be resorting to f1.8 really in a venue like that

I'd get something wider than 50mm, wide on one body, long on the other. Put the tele on whatever's got the better high iso performance.

I should be able to borrow a 24-70 2.8, so that should cover that base i suppose

 

[itsdavedotnet]

perfect enjoy!

and buy some earplugs! Essential kit.

 

[TCR4x4]

24-70 all the way.
70-200 is often way to long, 50mm is also too long sometimes. I think 90% of my live gig stuff has been done on a 24-70.

Although shots like this would have been impossible without the 70-200, but I was at the side of stage rather than front

Another suggestion is the 85mm f/1.8. Came in pretty handy too.