Primes can be a slippery slope. They are the lenses that can create a "look" zooms can't. They can also be a PITA because you start to identify focus issues you didn't have before, focal length frustrations, etc...and sometimes they make you want to sell your zooms.
A few months ago I discussed the option of prime lenses over the zooms I was using. Also because I wanted to get a different look in my photos.
Well - I took the plunge and bought a 35L and 135L. I used both these lenses for an engagement shoot and loved them. Especially the 135L.
Thanks a lot for all the help.
Here are some I took.
You can get some quite stunning images with your set of lenses.
For safety I use the combo of 24-70 and 70-200 and get virtually everything I need with these.
However I recently tried a combo of 35L 1.4 and 70-200L 2.8 I loved the way it made me work and the results were great - but I did have to change the way I perceived my shots... perhaps it was just this change that I liked so much.
The moments you capture are what makes them special. Shallow DoF or silky "looks" are secondary.
AgentM wrote:
Hey guys...need some help with lens choices.
I am a wedding photographer and I currently shoot mainly with these lenses:
Canon 24-70, 85mm F1.8, 70-200mm, 16-35mm.
I want to choose a lens that
a. I will often use
b. That will give me a new 'look' to my photos
What do YOU recommend?
Thanks
Henk
I am not reading everyone else's response. Sorry if this was said before...
Only you know what to get or what you need. But if you truly want a new look go all prime. Or if you have some extra cash to burn, get a fisheye or a tilt shift.
I went all prime and it challenges me to plan more and think more. I shoot the following on Nikon
8mm fisheye
17mm
28mm
50mm
85mm
150mm
I am thinking of adding a tilt shift or one of the new 28-300 VR. WOuld be a sweet lens to have when thin DOF is not my priority.
leethecam wrote:
You can get some quite stunning images with your set of lenses.
For safety I use the combo of 24-70 and 70-200 and get virtually everything I need with these.
However I recently tried a combo of 35L 1.4 and 70-200L 2.8 I loved the way it made me work and the results were great - but I did have to change the way I perceived my shots... perhaps it was just this change that I liked so much.
The moments you capture are what makes them special. Shallow DoF or silky "looks" are secondary.
Different strokes, etc. -but I don't want to spend half my time at a wedding looking for the right lens. If you do you will miss a lit of moments!
I might suggest, though, the 200 f2. it will do things you can't even imagine till you mount it up.
Kittyk wrote:
waist shooter? this virtually resolves all "look into camera" documentary issues. look your subjects to the eyes, shoot from chest / waist level
Hey, stranger.
Any tips on how to do the waist-level shot? Focal length? How to focus?
zalmyb wrote:
Shoot an entire wedding at one focal length at f/8 (or some other arbitrary limitation).
I just heard that [top 10] photog Ryan Brenizer said he wanted to change things up so he set his cam's shutter at 1/8000 and shot the entire bride prep at that!
