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Go-to lenses for event photography

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Morris0
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Re: Go-to lenses for event photography
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dwmcreative wrote:

Hey everyone,

After years of taking photos for both fun and at my job (I do marketing at a private school), I finally am succumbing to a request of a friend to take photos at a parents 70th birthday party. It's at a restaurant in a smaller party room so it's low stakes (I wouldn't have said yes to a wedding at this point in my photography career!)

My question. I have a Fuji XH2s. I own a 90mm f2, 23mm f2, 18-55 f2.8.

I'm debating buying a newer Fuji lens for this event to capture moments better in low light, what should I be considering?

FUJIFILM XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR Lens

FUJIFILM XF 35mm f/1.4 R WR Lens

Also for group family shots what should I be using?

Finally, do event photographers use an external flash? I always hate the look of it but I'm thinking of getting one just in case of extreme low light.

Thanks in advance for any tips,

Sincerely,

Daniel

Hi Daniel,

In the small amount of event photography I've done I've found the versatility of zooms to allow me to grab natural moments and for this sometimes I need reach.  I would spend most of the time with the 18-55 f2.8 and also add a 50-150 f2.8 and if possible a second body so I could change from one to the other quickly.  If you want to do some posed portraits then the 35mm f1.4 and 56mm f1.2 would come along and be chosen based on available space.

Morris

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