Change Canon 24-105 F4 L to ???? Wedding Photographer

[mark1616]

Wow, it's ages since I've posted on TP, hope everyone is doing well!!

Just after thoughts really from other wedding togs. I've been using the Canon 24-105 as my main lens ever since I started shooting weddings as it what was used by the tog I assisted.

The lens is fine, however, I'm looking to get something to replace it and wanted opinions. I guess my main concern is going to the 24-70 L mkII I lose IS and only gain one stop of light, when I go prime, I'm getting f1.4 so I then never worry. How do people get on with the 24-70? It pains me to ask, but has anyone used the Tamron 24-70 VC in anger?

Is there something else to consider that I'm missing?

Thanks

 

[PDub]

I have the 24-70 tamron and use it for the majority of my shots in weddings, and if im honest my shutter speed often negates the need to use VC as people move around a lot. Get the posed stuff and you can keep the people still and use the VC or pick and choose when you need it. It helps but it wouldn't be the deciding factor on what lens i would choose.

My main concern with the tamron is how fast the AF is in lower light/low contrast stuff, it could be better.

 

[Serendipitous Sid]

FWIW I bought a 5D with the Canon 24-105 when I sold all our working kit after we had to pack up shooting weddings professionally, and although we both found it perfectly OK for general use, neither of us would have been happy using it at a wedding. Having said that, though, we did no setup/directed/posed stuff at all apart from the groups, and were used to working with all "L" lenses, both zoom and primes, apart from the very wonderful 85/1.8.

I'd take aperture over IS any day for weddings. One thing I would advise, though, is to do some proper tests to establish just how high you can push your ISO and still get an A4 print which Jo Public (as opposed to a photographer) would be happy with. Having established that, you can then decide how important IS actually is to you ...

 

[owenb]

I shot a friends Wedding all day and night with a sigma art 35mm great all round lens just need to think about how your getting the shots as it's prime but once mastered works great

 

[mark1616]

I have the 24-70 tamron and use it for the majority of my shots in weddings, and if im honest my shutter speed often negates the need to use VC as people move around a lot. Get the posed stuff and you can keep the people still and use the VC or pick and choose when you need it. It helps but it wouldn't be the deciding factor on what lens i would choose.

My main concern with the tamron is how fast the AF is in lower light/low contrast stuff, it could be better.

Thanks, that is kind of where I was when looking at this option, slow AF could be a pain for sure! Have you anything to compare the AF to from the Canon lineup?

FWIW I bought a 5D with the Canon 24-105 when I sold all our working kit after we had to pack up shooting weddings professionally, and although we both found it perfectly OK for general use, neither of us would have been happy using it at a wedding. Having said that, though, we did no setup/directed/posed stuff at all apart from the groups, and were used to working with all "L" lenses, both zoom and primes, apart from the very wonderful 85/1.8.

I'd take aperture over IS any day for weddings. One thing I would advise, though, is to do some proper tests to establish just how high you can push your ISO and still get an A4 print which Jo Public (as opposed to a photographer) would be happy with. Having established that, you can then decide how important IS actually is to you ...

What were you shooting with, 24-70 f2.8 L?

I usually stick to ISO 3200 as I don't really need any NR, but my limit is 5000 really if pushed.

I shot a friends Wedding all day and night with a sigma art 35mm great all round lens just need to think about how your getting the shots as it's prime but once mastered works great

One of my primes is a Canon 35mm 1.4 L which does come out to play quite a bit, but I like having a zoom for variety.

 

[owenb]

Possibly a 16-35 or a 24-70 mate no others will fill the gap

 

[Serendipitous Sid]

What were you shooting with, 24-70 f2.8 L?

We each worked with 2 x 1DMkIII bodies ("crop factor" 1.3) and we both had a 16-35/2.8LMkII and an 85/1.8. Ann also had a 24/1.4L, 50/1.2L and 70-200/2.8L, whereas I settled on the 35/1.4L and a 28-70/2.8L (as opposed to the later 24-70).