So for wedding receptions I want to go lighter. Would a 24 - 85 VR be good enough for use with on camera bounced flash for wedding receptions on a D800 shooting mostly in 1:2 crop mode. I would have my primes for when I need faster lens.
The 24 - 85 VR would be used for speeches, first dance, cake cutting and party shots.
Do you think the focus will be good for people dancing? What about the IQ? Wish I was in a position to try before I buy but I am not.
There can be a lot of tough to fix distortion at wider focal lengths... A face on the edge of the frame can look really badly mangled. Having said that, the lens is quite sharp, given its price, colours are good and it could be a nice compliment to faster glass (I have it, along with the 28f/1.8, sigma 85f/1.4 and 70-200vr2, with a D700 and D600, as my "event kit").
Just saw the mistake I made in the title lol. It should be GOOD and not goog. Is there a way to change it?
QWK SVT you think there will be distortion on the edges even though I will be shooting in 1.2 crop mode which will crop out the corners giving a 28.8mm field of view?
Yes - either shoot in crop, or as nick53097 suggested shoot wider (and crop later). As long as you don't put people right at the edge of the frame, and watch out for off-angle straight lines (e.g., ceiling tiles), the 24-85VR is very impressive for the money.
