Long primes and their practicalities

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Following on from this thread: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wedding-togs-primes.584476/

I'm curious as to how many of you use primes at weddings, more specifically primes that are quite long (85mm+)

My 70-200 died and I bought the Sony 135mm f/1.8 (I'm a Sony shooter, we've got to have some perks, right?) - though now I'm not sure if I need a 70-200 to go along with it as I don't know if it will be able to replace the versatility of the 70-200.

For the portraits, it is amazing. When I have the room to move around it betters the 70-200 but for other parts of the day I find myself really struggling with it.

I'm curious if any of you use the longer primes at weddings and if you ever struggle?
 
i use a 135 and a 200mm prime for portraits only or if I am at the back of the church. The rest of the day it's primes in the 17mm to 85mm range only
 
135mm if I'm at the back of the church. Occasionally for make up shots, and for portraits.

Other than that the 35mm and 85mm stay on for the majority of the day.

The 135mm L for Canon is a great lens optically, but the problem with that focal length is that you really lose a lot of context and intimacy due to the flattening.
 
It had a road-test on the weekend, it seems really good but only in particular scenarios. That being said, I think the 85mm might fall short more than the 135mm would be too long.

It works here:

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But that is quite literally the only shot I'll get from that location without moving around and upsetting the vicar.

That being said, those two extra stops of light really help as the Sony really is terrible at anything beyond ISO1600.
 
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