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Best lens combo for baby shots at hospital

Started Aug 4, 2014 | Questions thread
tooth_doc Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: Best lens combo for baby shots at hospital
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Personally I would go with 50mm and 24mm. If you want to get closer pick up some cheaper extension tubes. If you bring a flash ONLY use it to bound light and I personally like using a Sto-fen diffuser because its small, cheap and reduces harsh shadows

I know you want to take a picture of every little detail of the arrival thus wanting to have every possible focal length but my thought is that you what to capture the emotion on faces and the environment at the time. When it comes to photographing your new baby girl in detail (eg pictures close to the face, feet, hands etc) you can do that hours/days after when you have some sleep and all the nurses/extend family leave you, your wife and baby allow.

In the past I have shown up to the hospital with 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8, 50m 1.4, 100mm f2.8 Macro, flashes etc. I found I was switching lenses rather than living in the moment. The next go around I looked at what lenses i used the most (via lightroom metadata) and it was the 50mm 1.4 without a flash. So what did I pack the second go around, my 5DIII+50mm and a small tripod. I got the images I wanted and I was enjoying the moment.

You could consider a 35mm 1.4 instead of 50mm 1.4 if you like a wider perspective but I like pictures tight on the subject.

Whatever you do leave the 70-200 at home. Its too cumbersome and long for a tiny hospital room.

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