Hi Guys! So ive been wanting to invest in a lense for weddings and portraits. I have a Sony a330 camera and it came with a 18-55 & 55-200 lense. Im just starting off so i was thinking about a lense thats not so pricey. I would also like some flash recommendations for these type of events! any feedback would be greatly appreciated!! escpecially coming from all of the 365'ers
Lens is your own thing... if I was doing wedding I would use a 18-55 f/2.8 and 100-200mm on a full frame camera... with the a330 I would think something like a 10-20 (non-fish-eye) and that 55-200 would be fine.
Get a flash that can tilt and twist with some manual override and get some sort of diffuser or a second off camera flash with remote triggers.
than I would double all that as my min kit for a wedding...
As a wedding go'er I would get something like the X100 and not carry a DSLR and laugh at all the drunk idiots and their big cameras....
is 35mm f 1.8 for a cropped frame would do good for portraits in the wedding...? i mean if i do outdoor portraits, 35mm is just cool for me... but if it's for the wedding i can't go back and forth just to take a shot and have a good focus with really great DOF... what would you suggest for another lens @icywarm ? i've been seeing your posts and your tips... and i know you'd be a big help!! =) am looking at this 20-70mm nikkor f 2.8, i guess, not sure if i get it right.. but i've asked the price here and it's around Php70,000, that's around USD1,600 is that correct?
sorry @veggieval for posting my question here thank you!
@maceugenio the term portraits is likely what needs further defining... are we talking head and shoulders or whole body / group shots... for wedding there are likely fewer head and shoulder type shots after you get the veil. the hair, the earing and the eye make-up... maybe the kiss... after that it is more full body stuff... that is why I would find the 50mm on a crop body too tight...
The 20-70 nikkor is a nice piece of glass... as to what you would pay for it... I don't have a clue... new/used NA vs ROW... prices are odd... but 1600 sounds closish...
I totally agree with all that they've said, but I want to add you may check into a wide aperture lens that goes at least to 1.8, preferably 1.4 or even a lower # than that. Reason being is that if during the reception, you've got super low light (which is the case about 90% of the time) you're going to use that baby like there's no tomorrow.
I completely agree with @amyhughes the wider aperture the better. You need it for the super low reception light. Focus is a bit tricky with the action when you're opened up that wide, but practice makes perfect ;)
@veggieval Honestly, I'm probably in the minority, but I refuse to use a flash. There's not much I can't do with adjusting ISO and working with the lighting that's already there.
@veggieval for Sony, it looks like this flash would be the best option HVL-F43AM because it has multiple functions including high speed sync, TTL metering, and a moveable head which is imperative if you're trying to create a 'natural' look when using flash. I partly agree with @veggieval that if you can swing it, it's always best to use the available light, but speaking from experience, when you're shooting weddings in a super dark chapel, or a reception where they've turned all of the lights off except the dance floor lights, you simply have to use flash to get high quality images. Hope this helps :)
@veggieval you're so welcome! you'll learn as you go, we all do, and the learning never ends! Which is why I love being a photographer, it's a constant challenge. :) Good luck to you!
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Get a flash that can tilt and twist with some manual override and get some sort of diffuser or a second off camera flash with remote triggers.
than I would double all that as my min kit for a wedding...
As a wedding go'er I would get something like the X100 and not carry a DSLR and laugh at all the drunk idiots and their big cameras....
sorry @veggieval for posting my question here thank you!
The 20-70 nikkor is a nice piece of glass... as to what you would pay for it... I don't have a clue... new/used NA vs ROW... prices are odd... but 1600 sounds closish...
now let me see if i can find something i can afford