what lens?? - DPChallenge Forums

09/30/2005 03:12:56 PM · #1

Im doing a wedding next week, i have a Canon 300d rebel. I have a 75mm-300mm mII usm f4.5/6 and an usm 17mm-55mm wide angle>??? which is best or should i use both?
Jodi

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

09/30/2005 03:18:23 PM · #2

more importantly ... do you have an external flash? you're going to need one.

the long lens you listed will most likely will not be needed

Message edited by author 2005-09-30 15:18:40.

Plexxoid

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/30/2005 03:18:38 PM · #3

They are both slow consumer zooms, but the 18-55 will be more useful assuming you aren't stuck at the back of the room. Do yourself a favor and buy a $70 EF 50 F1.8, or rent a 24-70 F2.8L.

09/30/2005 03:22:28 PM · #4

Thanx for the advice, ill be searching for that lens or similar>? What flash would you recommend???

Jodi

Plexxoid

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

09/30/2005 03:29:59 PM · #5

Use one that can bounce, a 420EX works fine.
50 F1.8 //www.digitalfotoclub.com/sc/from-pricegrabber.asp?id=226523065&rf=pg&dfdate=09_29_2005
This will be your favorite lens once you get it, for $70, it's an incredible little lens, and every Canon user here will attest to that.

th3ph17

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/30/2005 03:31:48 PM · #6

as well as a flash--an external battery pack is a great idea as well. A Good flash will cost you, i'm saving for one now.

leaf

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/30/2005 03:41:10 PM · #7

Originally posted by th3ph17:

as well as a flash--an external battery pack is a great idea as well. A Good flash will cost you, i'm saving for one now.

i can't say i would go for the external battery pack. Two good sets of batteries will last a LONG time. If you broght your charger along you could charge while you are shooting. I have never run out of flash power.

jrose1

Nikon D70

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

09/30/2005 03:47:27 PM · #8

I'm a Nikon D70 user and I have the 50mm 1.8 also....it is my FAVORITE lens. I just bought a new one today though, so we'll see which wins out!

I just shot a cousin's wedding a few weeks ago (not as the pro) and I used my 50mm. I found at times (more than I liked) the 50mm was too tele for a wedding scene (which is why I got the 28-75mm)...

Nelzie

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

09/30/2005 04:04:01 PM · #9

Originally posted by Plexxoid:

I am a Canon user. I testify that I love the Canon 50mm F/1.8 Lense.

I also picked up the Sigma 500 Super DG+ Flash, it rocks something fierce.

hankk

Canon EOS-5D

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

09/30/2005 05:00:15 PM · #10

Originally posted by Plexxoid:

The OP has a 300D, and there are a few things that the 580EX can do that the 420EX can't, unless you install one of the hacks. One of the Sigma flashes can do them also, and costs less.

Nelzie

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/02/2005 11:10:38 AM · #11

True, very true.

That would be the Sigma Flash that I picked up.

Prof_Fate

10/02/2005 11:50:02 AM · #12

Get 4 Gig of memory cards and shoot everything in RAW (figure on 300-500 pics). Lighting in churches suck. it is mixed (daylight, stained glass, candle, incandescent and sometimes other lights too). and dark. RAW will allow you to adjust WB and exposure better than JPG BY FAR.

Feel free to run ISO settings up to 800. Watch shutter speeds - you don't want camera shake.

Flash use: a science and art! The art part is making it look like there was no flash. the science, well, distance and darkness will control how much energy the flash puts out. it then needs to recycle (recharge) before it can fire again, or you will get (very) underexposed images. So get close when you fire it. Using a light modifier (lightsphere, omnibounce, etc) will help a lot with the art part, making it look much more natural, but at the expense of some light, so get teh 580 or sigma 500 (or metz 54).

Then you need to know, without much thinking, about the different modes - P mode will assume the flash is hte primary light source, so the BG may go dark. T and A use the flash as fill, so they meter based on ambient light..in A mode the camera chooses a shutter speed..can be as long as 30 seconds. watch for camera shake speeds! In T mode if you set if for 1/focal length (using your 18-55 1/60 should be good) and the ap will be the widest most of the time, and may flash in the viewfinder telling you it cannot properly expsose the shot.

FEC (flash exposure compensation) can be had in the rebel with one of the firmware hacks and unless you run the flash unit in it's auto mode, you should (read MUST) have FEC to get decently exposed shots, consistently.

As for composing shots - get close, tight.

10/02/2005 08:36:39 PM · #13

Thankyou all for you comments, i am a real beginner and need all the help i can get. Trying to get all sorted now by saturday arggghhhh, hope i get it in time. Having a problem getting the lens though....
Still i am grateful for your help and no doubt wil be back to bug ya all soon. :)
Jodi
From across the pond.