Wedding Lenses

[Ben Sturrock]

I am starting to get into wedding photography and was wondering what lenses I should pack for the day. A lot of research I have done seems to bring up a 70-200mm f2.8 lens and was wondering if anyone had any recommendation to this lens, or any other I should look into.

I currently have

Sony A77 with 16-50mm f2.8
50mm f1.8
30mm f2.8 macro
75-300mm f4.5-5.6

Thanks in advance

Ben

[greenwing]

Most advice will be to get another body, as one may fail. Other advice will say to get a 3rd body, as you need 2 with different lenses, and one may fail. Don't even start to think that you can do it, as a business, with one camera body. Your lenses are lacking in the telephoto range. A 70-200 f/2.8 is the traditional route, but on crop sensor you could consider the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8, which matches your existing short lenses better and covers a similar range to the 70-200 on 35mm.

That should give you more leeway to buy that 2nd body.

Edit: I forgot to ask what flash units you have?

Chris

[wave01]

my advice is try and get a job as a second shooter first see you really like doing it.

[Edmack]

All the weddings I did, used only one lens, 50mm equivalent, as used on 35mm camera). No complaints.

The above advice is good advice. Ed.

[markymark10000]

When I shoot weddings I always use 70-200 2.8, 24-70 2.8 and 100 macro 2.8

[Ben Sturrock]

Originally Posted by greenwing

Most advice will be to get another body, as one may fail. Other advice will say to get a 3rd body, as you need 2 with different lenses, and one may fail. Don't even start to think that you can do it, as a business, with one camera body. Your lenses are lacking in the telephoto range. A 70-200 f/2.8 is the traditional route, but on crop sensor you could consider the Sigma 50-150 f/2.8, which matches your existing short lenses better and covers a similar range to the 70-200 on 35mm.

That should give you more leeway to buy that 2nd body.

Edit: I forgot to ask what flash units you have?

Chris

Hi Chris thanks for getting back to me and for the advice.

I forgot to mention I have the sony A55 as well which I would use as a second body and am not ready for setting up a business yet! The flash unit I have is a Jessops AFDS, is this worth upgrading?