I wouldn't try to shoot an event like a party or wedding without a zoom. At any size 11 x14 or smaller, there's no visible difference between a shot taken with the FA35/2 and one taken with the DA 16-45/4. I used the latter at the reception of the wedding I recently shot. It was perfect, and I needed a variety of focal lengths. At the ceremony, I used the DA 16-45/4 on one camera and the DA 50-200/4.5-5.6 on the other. I had to shoot available light in this venue (a courtroom), and both lenses worked well. I used the longer one on the K10D so that I'd have shake reduction. Although I shot excluisively with primes for my first 25 years of photography, I now consider zooms indispensible and quite good. A single focal length at a reception could exclude shots like large tables and even big groups. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: OT - Wedding photography advice > solicitation > > > >> Ferget multiple lenses. Keep your equipment to a minumum. Personally, I'd > >> recommend just a standard lens. It'll keep you from being caught flat > >> footed, by having a lens off the camera when something happens, or from > >> wedging a lens when trying to change it quickly. > > > > I can do that. By "standard lens" I'm assuming you mean a 28-80 zoom > > or something similar. Or did you mean a 50? I'm not sure I could do > > an entire wedding with a 50. Some might be able to, but I doubt I > > could make it look good. > > I tend to treat zooms like as if they have leprosy. I've made a couple of > exeptions in the recent past to get focal lengths that I want, but there are > too many compromises in zoom lensrs to allow me to love them. > If you are shooting digital, something in the 28-35mm range should be your > do everything lens, perhaps add something longer to do individual portraits > with. The 50mm focal length is a tad short, but very workable as a portrait > length lens on digital. > If you are going to insist on using a zoom, try for one that has a fixed > aperture to keep your flash shots looking the same from FL to FL > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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