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Tamron 200mm f2.8 or Canon 85mm f1.8 for wedding photography?

Started May 27, 2014 | Discussions
whiteboda New Member • Posts: 2
Tamron 200mm f2.8 or Canon 85mm f1.8 for wedding photography?

I have a Canon 6D and 60D. The Canon 10-22mm, Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and the Canon 50mm f1.8. I'm about to hit the button on the sale of a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 VC but I've just had a thought What if I buy the Canon 85mm 1.8 and put it on my 60D (equivalent to 136mm) and leave the 50mm 1.8 on my 6D. Would you think think this would be a good set up for wedding photography while saving about $1000 (and of course I still have the choice of the 10-22 and 17-50 for the 60D) I've been filming weddings for a bit solely with my Tamron 17-50mm with great results but I want to now move towards the photography side of things. Any help would be great, thanks.

Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EOS 60D Canon EOS 6D Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD
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karl722 Regular Member • Posts: 104
Re: Tamron 200mm f2.8 or Canon 85mm f1.8 for wedding photography?
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whiteboda wrote:

...Would you think think this would be a good set up for wedding photography...

No, I personally would much, much prefer the flexibility of the 70-200 f/2.8 VC, for shooting weddings.  Pair the 70-200 on the 6D with the 17-50 f/2.8 on the 60D and you'll be set (occasionally mixing in the 10-22)

OP whiteboda New Member • Posts: 2
Re: Tamron 200mm f2.8 or Canon 85mm f1.8 for wedding photography?

karl722 wrote:

whiteboda wrote:

...Would you think think this would be a good set up for wedding photography...

No, I personally would much, much prefer the flexibility of the 70-200 f/2.8 VC, for shooting weddings. Pair the 70-200 on the 6D with the 17-50 f/2.8 on the 60D and you'll be set (occasionally mixing in the 10-22)

Thanks mate, that was the road I ended up taking.

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