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Suggestions for a 24-70mm Canon substitute?

Started Dec 20, 2012 | Discussions thread
Sovern Contributing Member • Posts: 907
Re: Suggestions for a 24-70mm Canon substitute?
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twiggs wrote:

That is an excellent suggestion... if only I didn't shoot weddings!

Shooting weddings is all about being ready for everything that is happening and it's far way better for me to be ready, and not waste time in exchanging lenses. If I had another MarkII body, I would probably go with that suggestion, but I only have one body and another cropped body, which is usually on my backpack in case of any emergency.

No, I made my suggestion on the fact that you are shooting weddings. You should have two bodys strapped two you at all times. The first body I'd have a 35mm on it as a general usage lens and on the second body I'd have a 85mm and swap it out with the 50mm as needed. You can get a fisheye or wide angle as needed too.

Many photographers shoot with just primes and two bodys at weddings, swapping lenses can be done very swiftly on your second what I would call auxilary body (due to it having a longer or wider lens than your standard 35mm lens if you're shooting crop or 50mm if you're shooting FF).

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