Marco Gamba wrote (edited): Hello everyone, I'm a newbie of the newsletter so don't kill me at once :D :D A couple of my friends is going to marry next month and they asked my to take the photos of the wedding. I know this is a big responsibility, but the told me that there is no problem at all...
I was thinking of a set like this: Canon 350D + Battery Grip + EFS 17-85 + Speedlite 580EX Canon 650 + EF 50mm + Speedlite 420EX I still don't know if I could go really close to the altar, but I think that at 85 the 17-85 EFS will do the job... Any advice for me? I will be very pleased. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Marco I would keep it simple. With weddings you will not have time to play with lenses, etc. Keep the setups together as you have shown. I would use the 350D with a 2GB card and use RAW since you can better use these files if you are off-exposure a bit. The Speedlite has good light, use a bracket. With yours I would recommend the Stroboframe Pro T or Camera FLIP. This will keep the flash up above the lens to avoid shadows. If you use the 650 with film, I keep it as a backup or have someone back you up as a sceondary with the film body to get the important ceremony shots on film. The film will produce a larger print if you need it (arguable I am sure) and also provide a safety net in case you mess up the exposure on any digital shots. You have a large margin with film small for digital in terms of latitude. Use a 400 film like Portra 400 and set the ISO to 250 manually. This will give you shadow detail and better latitude since the bride will be in white and the camera will try to stop down. Set your 350 for ISO250 as well and check your exposures when shooting the white wedding dress to make sure you are not out of range. RAW files will save the day if you are underexposed here. Use NiMH batteries in your flashes and not alkaline. Have a back up set for each flash. Peter K * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
