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Yeah the whole thing is very event specific. I do a lot of corporate things so I basically just walk to zoom and just move around getting what I can. The whole prime thing makes that stuff fun. For specific events like things like ceremonies that you're talking about, I could see how zooms are more important. I think I did one for an ex boss and definitely used at leas one zoom, which I'm pretty sure was a 24-70 2.8. It's all dependent on shooting styles.
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I think it depends greatly on the type of event.
I was referring specifically to a christening ceremony in a church, where flexibility in terms of focal length was simply more important.
Moments such as the actual baptism ceremony, where I don't have time to change lenses and have to change the focal length in a very short time, as in the actual baptism, from detailed shots of the priest baptizing the child and giving the blessing to a wide-angle photo of the group with godparents and priest at the baptismal font.
If possible, I also prefer prime lenses, and the subsequent celebration was photographed with the Z 50/1.8 S, Canon FD 85/1.2 L, and the Plena, but for the actual ceremony, a zoom with a focal length range of 24-120 was the perfect tool, except that it could have been an f/2.8.
Not even for more isolation potential, the Z 24-120/4 S was perfectly adequate for the type of shots in the church, just for a little more light reserve.
Looking back at the focal lengths, I see that I used the entire focal length spectrum quite frequently.
This is not surprising, as the decisive moments are very fleeting at such a celebration, you have no influence on the actual ceremony, the atmosphere and etiquette require a more defensive, as inconspicuous as possible photographic approach, and I was unfamiliar with the location in the direct photographic context.
In my case, the zoom not only made the work easier, but also improved the yield.
Of course, you can also bring two or three camera bodies to the ceremony if you have them, but in my case, it was a favor for a friend/family member and not a commercial assignment.
During the celebration that followed, which lasted several hours, I had the freedom to work with my favorite prime lenses.
And unlike in the extremely spacious church and with the large number of photos featuring several people, group shots, the isolation potential of my primes was really needed and very helpful at the garden party.
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