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Canon 24-70 2.8 II or Canon 35 1.4 II as a Wedding/Event Photographer

Started Jan 15, 2016 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon 24-70 2.8 II or Canon 35 1.4 II as a Wedding/Event Photographer
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billythek wrote:

Hello! I am an event/wedding photographer and deciding which lens will be more critical as my budget will only allow me to buy either one of the lens at this time. The 35/1.4 will be a great addition to my arsenal as you see my current setup doesn't have anything larger than 2.8 aperture. I could see myself using the 35/1.4 wide open in an indoor situation with the bride and also some portraits. On the other hand, 24-70/2.8 surely gives me the range but it doesn't provide the same degree of 3D pop, bokeh as the 35 when doing portraiture. Would like to hear your comments and suggestions.

My current gear: 6D, 40/2.8, 24-105/4, 70-200 2.8 II.

The 35mm is undoubtedly a great lens, but I would question if it is the best for portraiture. Any lens that wide on a full frame camera will tend to make the bride look fatter than if a longer lens were used.
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- Bill

I think the OP probably means 'environmental' portraiture, i.e. people in the context of their surroundings. In that case the photographer isn't usually so close to the subject so as to cause distortion of features.

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