what lenses to take for Royal Wedding?

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Hi All,

My wife and friends insist on being in London on Friday. As I have no choice, I figure I might as well try to get some good photos. I shoot a D90 and have the 18-55, 55-200, 35 1.8, and 300 f4. The plan is to camp out along the parade route until noon or so (once they come past) and then hang out in London.

I'm thinking the 35 and the 300 are the best set to take. The 300 will cover the parade (I don't expect to be close) and the 35 for the fun after. Any thoughts? Could I get away with the 55-200 for some decent closeups? The main problem is I don't know how close we'll be able to get or how many people will be between. If I don't have to carry the 300 I'll leave it home.

Thanks
Rick
 
Forget about shooting the royals - take a wide and shoot the people round about you - crowd atmos etc

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Yep I would not even bother trying to shoot the royals - I'd just take the 35/1.8 and capture the general ambience. I would not want to have to carry a bag full of lenses (let alone try swapping them) in a crowded street situation.
 
The hardcore Royalty-snappers will already have staked out their positions and locked their step-laddders in place, and will be ready on the day with their 3 or 4 bodies and 1000mm+ lenses..

If you're not prepared to go to those lengths................. :shrug:

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I wouldn't think that the 300 would be much use for the procession etc. If you do find a good vantage point by some miracle then the 55-200 will be plenty enough.....but, as above, I'd leave the 35 on the camera.

The streets down here may be paved with gold;) but they are very cluttered and we don't have too many wide vistas:shake:
 
I'd shoot the wife and friends, then you wouldn't have to go :lol: wild horses wouldn't get me fighting the hordes for a nudged shot of the back of policemans helmet as the crowd jostles for a better look.
 
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photon said:
Somewhere, an LED blinked on a machine paid for with taxpayers' money...
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LOL

When I read the title to this thread I thought maybe you had snagged second shooter or something:cool:
Just don't hand out your business card to any of the guests, bad form lol.


If I had to be there like you I would shoot candids of the crowd instead. That would be the most interesting thing to shoot around that crowd that would be there IMO.
 
forget about shooting anything - go to a pub and drink

casts_by_fly said:
Hi All,

My wife and friends insist on being in London on Friday. As I have no choice, I figure I might as well try to get some good photos. I shoot a D90 and have the 18-55, 55-200, 35 1.8, and 300 f4. The plan is to camp out along the parade route until noon or so (once they come past) and then hang out in London.

I'm thinking the 35 and the 300 are the best set to take. The 300 will cover the parade (I don't expect to be close) and the 35 for the fun after. Any thoughts? Could I get away with the 55-200 for some decent closeups? The main problem is I don't know how close we'll be able to get or how many people will be between. If I don't have to carry the 300 I'll leave it home.

Thanks
Rick
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POAH said:
forget about shooting anything - go to a pub and drink
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GREAT idea - but sadly some of us have to work on Friday. Not that I'd be celebrating a royal wedding anyway.
 
awp said:
GREAT idea - but sadly some of us have to work on Friday. Not that I'd be celebrating a royal wedding anyway.
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Wish I could but I'll be working, should be a nice quite day...lol

As for the question, I agree with the first reply shoot the crowd the will be more animate and interesting than the wodden parade
 
Royal wedding? who? When? Someone forgot to tell Scotland. Will someone put the lights out when it's finished.:|
 
I'm not interested in this at all, but good luck to the couple. However, you're going and so you want some decent shots. Might I suggest getting high?

... and by that I mean take a camera where you can shoot with an upstretched arm, with a tilt and swivel LCD screen to see over people's heads. I'd also take a cheap collapsible stool or mini-steps if I were serious about snapping some shots. I do this for motor racing circuits, and it works well.

I'd also go with the 'crowd shots' aswell, because there's likely to be 6 hours of them and 30 seconds of Royalty. A wide standard like a 35mm equivalent would be fine. Plus, you want relatively small and light.

So, I'd take a small, light camera which didn't attract unwanted attention, and with a 28-35mm wide and a 135mm [or thereabouts] telephoto. Ideally it'd have a decent turn of speed, but for something like this I'd use a manual focus mode and hyperfocal distance. Smaller sensors would actually help here because focus wouldn't be so critical. It would have a tilt and swivel LCD screen so I could shoot it at 7 feet up pointed in the right direction.

In other words, I'd take my G12.
 
I just looked in my post box and since my very distant cousin Willie forgot to include me on the guest list:cuckoo:, I have decided not to attend...
 
I believe it doesn't atter which lens you can use, you will only capture the crowd unless you are 7 foot tall.
 
Daryl said:
Stay at home... put your feet up with a cold beer and watch a loud action DVD.

Who wants to trek around the Smoke with all the traffic and full transport hassle....:thumbsdown: :bang: :bonk:

Must be mad :cuckoo:.... gives you a day free of the misses:bat:too.......
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I second that!!! :thumbs:
 
not my choice on this one. We have guests and its our job to entertain. Besides, it will be a fun day out in London once the crowds start to disperse.

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rick
 
I am too coming to see this wedding because of its hype.
I will carry my trusted Canon 7D with a Sigma 18-250mm hoping to get some good shots.
 
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