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Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

Started Dec 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
jjz2 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,396
Re: Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

It really depends on YOUR shooting style and the types of event. For events, I always preferred a fast 35 on one body and a 70-200 on the other. I was shooting more people where I couldn't necessarily get right next to them either because I didn't want to interrupt a conversation, they were on stage, or I was limited to a photo pit for access.

As for the 56, not sure how that would be redundant. it's quite different, 1.2 is going to give you a diff look than 2.8, that's over 2 stops difference that will give you far more ability to blur out a distracting background or shoot in challenging light.

The 90 for events would be good only if you really know where you're going to be sitting towards the action, if you want length I'd suggest the 50-140 instead actually...

For a prime, somewhere in the 85/100mm FOV range is going to be the most versatile for portraits.... It's why it's so popular, in most situations, you can pull back for a full body plus move in for a head and shoulders without much distortion w/o changing lenses. A 90 you need to get really far back usually, the 35 would be good for environmental photos but still might be too tight indoors.

I personally don't like 50 FOV for traditional portraits (anything other than full body)... I'd start at 70 end of a 70-200 minimum if at all possible. That's just me though.

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