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Best lens combo for baby shots at hospital

Started Aug 4, 2014 | Questions thread
Rob Bernhard Senior Member • Posts: 1,872
What is more important? Your family or photos of your family?
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I understand that, in the chaos and stress of the pending birth, there's a great desire to sort of "lock down" things you think you can control.  Lenses and cameras are a great (if you will pardon the pun) focus of this nervous energy.

In my opinion, having been through this 3 times,  you should strive to keep it as simple as possible.  Bringing a ton of gear is a distraction.  It will not help your photography in the hospital. It will only serve to be more stuff to manage which will pull you away from your wife and your child.  You might not think it will, but it will.  I speak from experience here.

2 lenses, max.   The 50mm and something else.  Personally, I'd go with the 24mm prime, but the zoom offers many advantages.

When you arrive home, you will have plenty of time to setup and shoot with whatever lenses, lights, reflectors, etc. you want.  But the birth and those first few hours and day?  It is a special, special time.  It is not time to be swapping lenses and jumping around trying to get off NatGeo-worthy shots.  Really and truly.  It's time to focus on your wife's needs and the child's needs and indeed your own needs (aka sleep and nourishment, when you can get either).

Best of luck and welcome to parenthood.

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