my fren ask me to ask this question,which is a good combination for wedding photography...??

1.kitlens+50mm 1.8
2.tammy 1750mm 2.8
3.16-105mm

he has a flash already BTW...just needs some view on u guys...thanx....

2. tammy 1750 2.8
coz if prime lens u need to move around, sometime when the place is crowded u cannot move quik...

For me, if I own a flash, f2.8 ain't that important. Cause if I use flash I normally use about F8 or so. So I would go for 16105. (:

same

50 1.8 also usually i pump to 5.6 with flash.. but when i need the ambient light and the flash is for brighten up the faces, that time i use the 1.8

2.8 is not needed for group shot...but sometimes u might need shallow DoF to isolate the very messy background..

tammy is good choice..but sometimes i do prefer longer range to do diff type of shots..

Agreed. With flash, use la higher f-stop. (: No flash only use f1.8 lo.

lol..can..but i only have it on my old macbook...both my mbp n imac doesnt have windows installed..hahaha..
guess i'll try out the mac version see how it goes..lazy to go in windows...and if the s/w if processor hungry like that finejva said..i guess running parallel desktop isnt a good ideal either...lol..luckily photoshop stil serves me well..

i think with f1.8 he can isolate the subject better la kot...i think need to bring him for some TT poison session...

option with a bright prime is better

since covering wedding we need a backup camera..i think the best combo is a standard zoom on 1 camera..and another long range prime/fish eye on the backup....just swap the camera around to get diff type of shots..heavy..but this is what the customer paying for right..

i have experience shooting wedding with prime , well , very challenging , but i still prefer zoom len

someone(i assume he is anti C, and assumed he jumped to N...) posted in canon forum(not lyn) regarding how terrible L lens were, with sample pic and cropped. i was really surprised it looked that bad. then come to think of it, how to compare with CZ?

2. tammy 1750 F2.8

why?
1. kitlens+50mmF1.8 - lazy to swap. u wan all the nice bokeh with 50 F1.8, suddenly the sisters comes out wans group photo, who wanna wait for u to change lens? u suppose to change before they comes out
3. 16-105, good lens, but with low ceiling, the 105mm is very hard to rely on bounce flash, and with F5.6, usually u have nice exposure of ur subject, but dark background even with bounced flash. and u cant burst well, in burst, at 3rd shutter, usually the flash did not fire.

and since u put in tammy 1750 F2.8, definitely this. why?

standard kitlens zoom+portrait lens 2 in 1. (good close-up too) (anytime go wide for group, anytime go 50mm for portrait)

F2.8 = 2 stop gain. ur flash will fire minus 2 stop power, thus u get less cycle time, u can burst more.
F2.8 even at 17mm, it's average sharp but still able to isolate subjects (group photo) from the background.
F4 17mm, uber sharp, sharp group photo (1 row) no need to step down to F5.6 or F8... since u 10mp resize to viewable size/develop size, the sharpness is maintained.
F2.5 50mm, good bokehlicious photo, at least the subject are must sharper(dof) then 50mm @ F1.8
F4 50mm sharp photo and still have soft bokeh, just soft enough to show background's candid/actions/subjects


But is very subjective too, if i have another backup (or i am the 2nd OP) i would stick with my 50mm F1.4... it's godly with its sharpness, the rest(composition) is up to me,...


*edit: lol, like achew said, wedding photographer best gear ;

2 body.
1750 F2.8
70200G (muahahahaha) for candid

This post has been edited by ieR: Jan 18 2010, 05:46 PM

Haha, I was joking around too. No worries.

Prime lens $$$
Tamron 1750 f2.8 $$$

Which one to choose? (oopsss, ok ok, will shoot some more before decide.....)

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jan 18 2010, 06:12 PM

50 F1.8 rm300++

1750 F2.8 rm1300++

how to compare.... lol

since u not wedding shooter, just shoot ur baby, i think u just stick with 50 F1.8 (rm3xx++++) and u have gotten 18-250 for multipurpose lens.

ier:thanx for the explananation...

kmarc:he's been bitten by the 'i-dunno-what-lens-to-use' bug...

Ya, the poison in my blood still not disappear yet..... anyway, will only get a prime if I can get it cheap. If not, will follow your advice to shoot more and then decide.



Next time I might just write a guide for noob on how to choose lenses. Will ask sifu ieR and all other sifus to be my consultant......

Note : I have done over 200 shots these past 3 days. Errmmm... all using live view like my compact camera!!!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jan 18 2010, 06:16 PM

a550 wasnt a good viewfinder camera..

Yup. One of the worst viewfinder on a DSLR (read from many reviews of the a550). However, I plan to be a noob-using-liveview-all-the-time DSLR user..... no joke!!!!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jan 18 2010, 06:28 PM

hey..anyone experience thier "spring" inside the front cap of the lens breaking ?...

i've got a simple yet remarkable solution..

tested n it works hahaha... just sent my a300 for full servicing ( out of warranty) at sony...crap...cost me rm150..die la like that...

when it comes back i will post photos!

hi all..especially a330 users
i already created a treads specifically for a330 users here Sony Alpha 330 Users
since a330 is an entry lever dslr..the objectives are to have good discussion on the features & functions...shortcut buttons..tips & tricks..anything about a330

This post has been edited by zarreta: Jan 18 2010, 06:35 PM