craigh_bennett

<p>When starting my business in wedding photography I researched what lenses photographers usually use on a wedding day and I saw that a lot of them use zooms and primes together... eg the canon 24-70mm and a 50mm 1.2. So this is the equiptment I started out with too. I get that the 50mm 1.2 is going to be good when the light is low but really I find myself using both at the same time even if the lighting is good? I'm not even sure why I use both to be honest lol<br> Also why do photogrpahers sometimes use a zoom lens like the 24-70mm and then a few months down the line switch to using all primes instead of zooms at all?<br> Sorry if i'm not making sense but its something i've always wondered :)<br /><br />It's like Jeff ascough... I read his blog and one minute he's talking about using the 24-70mm and an 85mm for eg... and then a month later hes saying that he uses a 24mm, 50mm and the 85mm.<br /><br />I just wondered why wedding photographers switch like this?</p>

<p>I am definately starting to lean towards to 135mm after what you have said William. Like you said the staple lenses in wedding photography seem to be the 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm and to be honest I may need that extrea reach sometimes for when im at the back of church.<br /><br />But I may consider buying the 70-200mm when I have all the lenses I need Mario but to use that all day long is gonna kill my back :) I used to have that lens and I did struggle with it a bit because of the size and weight.</p>

<p>Thanks for the replies guys.<br> I can afford both but the reason I wanted the 85mm was to give me that bit of extra reach during speeches etc... and then I got the 100mm thinking maybe it would give me that bit more but really it only gives me a tiny bit more zoom. I don't do any close ups so I wouldn't really use the macro side. I'm now thinking whether I should get rid of the 100mm and get the Canon 135L instead and that would be far more noticable difference in focal length?<br /><br />I suppose when it comes down to it... I have to think to myself if the lenses are near enough the same focal length then why keep both as one will never be used.</p>

<p>Hey guys,<br> I shoot reportage wedding photography and I have just purchased a Canon 85mm 1.8. But just after I bought this I found a really fantastic deal on the Canon 100mm 2.8L IS Macro and ended up buying this too.<br /><br />I currently have 2 5D mk2's.. a 24-70mm 2.8 mk1... a 50mm 1.2.<br /><br />The problem I have now is I don't know whether to keep both the new lenses I bought or get rid of one of them? The thing is they look similar quality... one is IS and the other has the 1.8... and to be honest I thought there would be a bigger difference in noticing the focal length but the 100mm is only a fraction closer in.<br /><br />I would appreciate any advice as I really don't know what to do.<br /><br />Cheers guys</p> <p>Craigh</p>