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HELP! Shooting my first wedding tomorrow!!!
EYEONE:
I had some thoughts.
5D II - Perfect
35 1.4 L - Again perfect. For everything but the actual ceremony (assuming you can't get close) I'd use this. I've used a 35L for 90% of a wedding before.
24-105 L - I'd still take it but you probably won't use it
70-200 2.8 II L - Perfect for the ceremony if you get stuck in the back.
430exII - Not sure I'd use a flash.
Tripod - Shouldn't need it.
Also, I'd take another camera that you can mount EF lenses on. Even if it's just a Rebel it'd help. You could put a second lens on it, or use it incase your 5D fails for some reason.
PixelReaper:
--- Quote from: eolson on April 13, 2012, 01:50:13 PM ---I recently shot my first wedding as well and found the following:
-Lenses that are f/4 or slower are all but useless indoors without flash
- Having a "shot list" is very helpful and keeps things on track
- Wide angle shots of the reception are great and really capture the feel of the room
- You can never have enough CF cards, i went through 25+ gigs for mine
thoughts on your gear:
- the 5DII should be good, you may have some issues focusing in low light depending on the venue
- 35 1.4 will be a god send:)
- the 24-105 will need flash as will the 70-200
- tripod might just weigh you down, might want to consider leaving it behind unless you have an assistant or something to help carry stuff
best of luck!
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Thanks for sharing! I think the list is a great idea.
I bought a 32gb 400x card to go with the 2 16gb 600x CF cards I already had so hopefully no storage issues. The 24-105 will only be for outside wide angle shots of the couple and ceremony. I think the 35 will be glued on after dark! ;)
prestonpalmer:
You are going to love the 35 1.4! That's a great wedding lens! The 24-105 works pretty well too so long as it has a little assistance from a flash. Don't be afraid to push the 5D2 to 3200ISO. Its better to get a crisp wedding photo with some noise rather than motion blur. Most the noise can be mitigated in LR during post processing. If space is an issue mRAW will produce a high enough quality image for 99% of wedding uses.
Let us know how it goes!
PixelReaper:
--- Quote from: dericcainphoto on April 13, 2012, 02:25:26 PM ---I am a wedding photographer and I have a similar setup. I would shoot mRAW, so that you do not have to worry about filing up cards too quickly. You can print a 20x30 with great quality out of mRAW. Shoot as much outside as possible, if the weather permits. For your portraits, use the 70-200mm 90% of the time. You cannot beat the look of the 70-200mm on a full-frame camera.
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Agreed about the 70-200 / 5d combo! It rocks and I will use it for almost all my portraits and ceremony shots. Hopefully the 32gb card will be ok for standard raw but thanks for the idea.
PixelReaper:
--- Quote from: EYEONE on April 13, 2012, 02:26:38 PM ---I had some thoughts.
5D II - Perfect
35 1.4 L - Again perfect. For everything but the actual ceremony (assuming you can't get close) I'd use this. I've used a 35L for 90% of a wedding before.
24-105 L - I'd still take it but you probably won't use it
70-200 2.8 II L - Perfect for the ceremony if you get stuck in the back.
430exII - Not sure I'd use a flash.
Tripod - Shouldn't need it.
Also, I'd take another camera that you can mount EF lenses on. Even if it's just a Rebel it'd help. You could put a second lens on it, or use it incase your 5D fails for some reason.
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Thanks for positive feedback on the gear. 6 months ago I was shooting with a 350D and a nifty fifty. Then I fell down a rabbit hole!!! Amazed my wife hasn't left me!
I am going to try and convince a buddy who also shoots a 5d2 to let me borrow it in case of disaster! Hopefully won't need it;)
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