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

Started Dec 11, 2018 | Discussions thread
Erik Baumgartner Senior Member • Posts: 6,893
Re: Deliberating on kit for event and portraiture. 16-55, or others?

atalwar wrote:

Erik Baumgartner wrote:

The ideal event/portrait setup for me is the 16-55 (super versatile and good for portraits) and the 50-140 (versatile, excellent for portraits, excellent OIS for longer focal lengths) on two bodies. Using primes, most folks go the the 16 or 23 with the 56 route, but 35/56 will work too, less versatile though. At an indoor event I’d rather go 16/35 than 35/56. The 90, while great, is a bit long and not stabilized which limits its indoor usefulness somewhat. If I could only have one lens/one body it would be the 16-55, hands down.

+1, 16-55 + 50-140 is the most practical kit. Add one or two special fast primes and you have more or less a workhorse kit. (You already own one).

Yup, I always bring my trusty 35 f/1.4 too.

 Erik Baumgartner's gear list:Erik Baumgartner's gear list
Sony RX100 Fujifilm X100V Fujifilm X-T2 Fujifilm X-T20 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R +5 more
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