Why change lenses? I have shot weddings with consumer zooms and with primes and I would take the speed and sharpness of the primes for weddings any day. In fact I just gave my last zoom lens to my father, so primes are all I currently own. That does not mean that I change lens a lot during a wedding shoot. Generally speaking, a telephoto for the ceremony, a short tele for formals and a normal to wide for groups. In fact, in MF I only have a standard lens and I have never had a burning need for more. I'm not saying my system is for everybody, but a wedding happens once, that couple will never be married on that day again. Use the lenses that will give them the best possible quality. If that means zooms, great.
FWIW, I understand the FA* 28-70 f2.8 is very sharp and performs quite favorably on the *istD. I wish I could afford one. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:34 PM To: tom Subject: Digital lens questions Hey Tom, Curious as to what basic lenses you have ended up using for a typical wedding shoot. Seems that somewhere around a 17-35 and 28-70 would cover most needs. I have mostly been shooting primes with film, but wonder at this stage if that is such a good idea. Switching lenses can take too much time. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Bruce
