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From: "David Madsen" ]Subject: RE: Digital lens questions


> 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.


Bruce has just changed formats, having gone from 35mm to digital SLR. This
makes for a required change in lens focal lengths.

William Robb

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