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Heya.

Have just spotted these two deals:

Canon 75-300mm for £106 (65% discount)
http://SPAM/7d7se2p

Canon 55-250mm for £143 (57% Discount)
http://SPAM/cdw7a7f

So I'm going to be lazy here and rack your brains!
I've yet to find a nice synopsis of lenses online that I can cherry pick from, i.e. if I was to do a wedding what would be a nice overall lens, and can double as a good landscape/wide angle.
The prices above look good, I have at the moment a 50mm and an 18-55mm.

Any thoughts? :)
 
75-300 is a steaming pile of wombat's doos.

55-250 is a good companion to the 18-55 and that price is pretty damn good.
 
Kate_71 said:
Heya.


I've yet to find a nice synopsis of lenses online that I can cherry pick from, i.e. if I was to do a wedding what would be a nice overall lens, and can double as a good landscape/wide angle.

Any thoughts? :)
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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS

Would be my single, wide angle / wedding lens.
 
Kate_71 said:
So I'm going to be lazy here and rack your brains!
I've yet to find a nice synopsis of lenses online that I can cherry pick from, i.e. if I was to do a wedding what would be a nice overall lens, and can double as a good landscape/wide angle.
The prices above look good, I have at the moment a 50mm and an 18-55mm.

Any thoughts? :)
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IMHO, replace the 18-55 with a Tamron 17-50 non VC. The constant f2.8 will help you for weddings. Anything starting at 55mm won't be a good wide angle ;)
 
Remember you have a crop factor on your camera, so 1.6x 70-300 is equivalent to a 98-420mm lens or the 55-250mm is equivalent to 88-400mm

Neither of those lenses would be any good for landscape or weddings, not fast enough (for Hollis_F not wide enough either (forget to add that)).

I agree with either of the suggestions. The canon EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 or Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 would be more suitable, unfortunately your talking £400-600 for those lenses.

When you say wedding, would this be for outdoor shots or indoor shots, indoor shots your definitely looking at a minimum of f2.8 or faster.
 
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I picked up a 55-250 IS from the classifieds on here for £110 and it is a cracking lens, very sharp, bright and snappy. Would definately recommend it to anyone.
As for the 75-300, I got one for christmas with my 550D and only used it a handfull of times before I sold it, must of been february it lasted to. I was dissapointed with it every time I used it, slow AF and no IS. I wouldn't have one now as a gift I'm afraid.
As Frank said, the 55-250 is a great companion to your 18-55 and can be had for a good price. Unfortunately, lenses suitable for shooting weddings where quality is paramount also come with high costs. I've just got a 24-105 f4 L which goes for £600-800, and I'm sure you could get away with that sort of FL for weddings etc. although I'm sure others would have differences of opinon.
 
A lot to hash over and there's been some great responses.
I know I'm asking a lot in a single lens and if I could afford a 17-55 f2.8 or the 24-105 f4 L, then they would be satisfactory purchases.
With two weddings booked next year, in & outdoors, maybe I should hire the lenses.
I have the 50mm f1.8, to play with as well, but I was more comfortable with my 18-55.
Maybe it's my eye sight, but I rely on the aesthetics of the composition, not so much technicality, so I guess I have to balance this skill better.
 
Are you planning on doing professional wedding shoots or just amateur shoots?
 
Kate_71 said:
A lot to hash over and there's been some great responses.
I know I'm asking a lot in a single lens and if I could afford a 17-55 f2.8 or the 24-105 f4 L, then they would be satisfactory purchases.
With two weddings booked next year, in & outdoors, maybe I should hire the lenses.
I have the 50mm f1.8, to play with as well, but I was more comfortable with my 18-55.
Maybe it's my eye sight, but I rely on the aesthetics of the composition, not so much technicality, so I guess I have to balance this skill better.
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I guess the classic wedding dilema is primarily light....of course this is true of all photography:D

The 2.8 aperture zooms won't affect the composition or technicality of how you work, but will allow you a borderline balance between ISO and SHUTTER without taking the camera to the exposure limits (too slow shutter speed inducing shake and motion blur or to high ISO losing detail).

Sure primes like your 50 1.8 will afford you a larger aperture but the fixed focal length means to have to 'foot' zoom for composition. Primes are often used for weddings so don't think I am suggesting otherwise, but often the ability to 'foot' zoom could be more restricted than maybe you have experienced in the past.

As you have mentioned an outdoor venue, you will want to consider kit that has weather sealing.

The are a number of other things to consider when shooting a wedding like backup kit, lighting (flashguns), insurances etc. You may have this sorted so feel free to ignore, but thought I would highlight it anyway :thumbs:
 
Is there such a thing as an amateur wedding shoot?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Mind you there can amateur results...

Thanks for the lens tips Andy. Having got one wedding shoot under my belt, my chief concern is the light issue. There is a trend for lomo/glare style wedding shots which seems more than just slight over exposure. A new style to learn in earnest, mind you it may well be PP.

Time to try out a few lenses between now and the next gig. Plus I still have to find the ultimate lens comparison chart ! :)
 
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You ask if there's any such thing as a professional

I'm pretty sure you would be classified as professional if you get paid
 
No I don't recall asking that at all. I do understand the difference between the two. :)

As you had queried:

j3w3ll3r said:
Are you planning on doing professional wedding shoots or just amateur shoots?
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I replied is there such a thing as an amateur wedding shoot? In jest.

Unless by amateur, you mean unpaid, or you might mean "not as highly skilled" as an experienced tog.

In any case, I aim to be highly skilled with the right equipment hence my OP, I have had paid gigs but I would only class myself semi-pro as setting up is work-in-progress at the mo.

:)
 
You didn't ask but you stated you had 2 weddings booked

Anyways, I'm sure you will find a suitable lens and I look forward to seeing some pictures of the happy couple as I am never ever going to be competent enough try
 
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Er, since when does one require a fast lens for landscapes?
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Agree, brain fart on my behalf, needed to say as well (not wide enough with 1.6x crop factor of the 60D), however the for weddings, especially as there could be indoor photography involved, the 2 lenses that the OP has suggested would not be ideal for that situation, and as I suggested, a faster lens would be more appropriate.

As Kate (OP), said, would probably be better off hiring a couple of lenses specifically for the 2 weddings. Even better would be to scope out the venue's if possible to get a better idea of the layout, light conditions etc
 
I only know the 55-250 IS version; it is a good lens especially in "marginal" low light but suffers slightly from being an EF-S lens so a teleconverter between lens and body won't fit (unless one fancies some butchery); nor will "full-frame" bodies. Mind you, if the 70-300 is anything like the Tamron version it struggles quite a bit, but might be OK for tele-macro shots (no, that's not an oxymoron), this might be for things such as flowers. I've never been to a wedding with a SLR but I wouldn't expect to be going much below 50-55mm anyway (but I would keep an 18-55 or similar on hand).
 
Kate_71 said:
Heya.

Have just spotted these two deals:

Canon 75-300mm for £106 (65% discount)
http://SPAM/7d7se2p

Canon 55-250mm for £143 (57% Discount)
http://SPAM/cdw7a7f

The prices above look good, I have at the moment a 50mm and an 18-55mm.

Any thoughts? :)
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Hi Kate

From these 2 lenses, I would def go for the 55-250IS lens, it is an absolute belter of a lens for the money and would fit very nicely with your lenses you currently have...

If you are looking for a 75-300 range, I would look at the Canon 70-300IS (not the new L), it's a much better lens and very well regarded, don't forget you are then heading towards the 70-200L F4 price range, something else to think about.

Can't help with wedding lens recommendations though...
 
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Again, thanks for all the advice. I will keep tabs for Amazon's Black Friday week for any shift on prices. In the mean time I think this company looks pretty reputable:
http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/

I need to work with an improved lens, especially after yesterday's shoot indoors under fluorescent lighting of dancers. It was like kick starting a car on a cold day with the blimmin' shutter lag. :shake:
 
Kate_71 said:
Again, thanks for all the advice. I will keep tabs for Amazon's Black Friday week for any shift on prices. In the mean time I think this company looks pretty reputable:
http://www.lensesforhire.co.uk/

I need to work with an improved lens, especially after yesterday's shoot indoors under fluorescent lighting of dancers. It was like kick starting a car on a cold day with the blimmin' shutter lag. :shake:
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lensesforhire are good, Stewart a TP member.... As for indoor photography, fast glass and perhaps a flash unit...

Check out the Canon Lens Recommendations section below, gives some good reviews on the type of lenses used for different photo situations

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/
 
:D Who runs this forum? I guess they don't need telling that it's one of the best resources a tog can have! You guys are the best! :clap:

AndyB1976 said:
I use The Digital Picture for chart comparisons. I'm not sayings its the definitive test, so try and utilise as many sites as Google returns usually Photozone and SLRGear too.
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pete.rush said:
lensesforhire are good, Stewart a TP member.... As for indoor photography, fast glass and perhaps a flash unit...

Check out the Canon Lens Recommendations section below, gives some good reviews on the type of lenses used for different photo situations

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/
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