Ridiculous to use a DX body for Wedding Photography?

[bizmord]

I am just curious if anyone ever saw a professional wedding photographer using a DX body, whether it's a D7200 or D500, bottom line ... cropped sensor.

And if you did ...

what kind of glass would they/you use for indoor shots as well as outdoors. It's just that I feel like a full censor body with 24-70 and 70-200 lenses are probably match made in heaven but for those that are sticking with a DX body (like myself), what's the solution?

I tried D7200 with 50mm and found myself in a very uncomfortable spot when shooting indoors at tight space.

 

[romfordbluenose]

I agree that putting a 50mm on DX is not the best solution, for most things actually. it's not really wide enough for general use and not quite long enough for portraits.

DX has extremely good lens to be used when needed. I use my 16-85 extensively for a lot of uses, including weddings. If you want something a bit more pro then there's the 17-55 f2.8 or the newer 16-80.

For weddings the D7200 is probably much better than the D500 as it gives slightly cleaning images and you don't really need its AF capability for weddings.

DX is perfectly fine for weddings. You don't need f2.8 lens and to be honest using wide open fast lens at weddings is a very dangerous thing. You can't retake if your camera's out of focus and you can't ask guests to hang around while you get it right.

 

[Mako2011]

It can be done and done well. You just have to accept and understand the limitations and work around them. You'll have to be ready to deal with a stop less high ISO capabilities. And also you can't get those really tight DoF shots some prefer. But a skilled photographer can certainly deliver a quality product with DX if they choose to

 

[Steve Bingham]

. . . actually, there are a ton of wedding photographers shooting DX and the Nikon 16-80. Like Mako said, it isn't the equipment, it is the skill of the photographer.

 

[Peter Jonas]

I am just curious if anyone ever saw a professional wedding photographer using a DX body, whether it's a D7200 or D500, bottom line ... cropped sensor.

It's quite normal for pros to use DX bodies for wedding work.

And if you did ...

what kind of glass would they/you use for indoor shots as well as outdoors.

Mostly quality DX zooms in the 16-85 mm range from Nikon or third parties. Longer zooms in the 70-200 range are also useful for when you need longer focal lengths.

... I tried D7200 with 50mm and found myself in a very uncomfortable spot when shooting indoors at tight space.

I can understand how you felt. There was nothing wrong with your camera selection, but a sole 50mm prime to go with it was probably less than optimal.

 

[bizmord]

. . . actually, there are a ton of wedding photographers shooting DX and the Nikon 16-80. Like Mako said, it isn't the equipment, it is the skill of the photographer.

 

[bizmord]

I agree that putting a 50mm on DX is not the best solution, for most things actually. it's not really wide enough for general use and not quite long enough for portraits.

DX has extremely good lens to be used when needed. I use my 16-85 extensively for a lot of uses, including weddings. If you want something a bit more pro then there's the 17-55 f2.8 or the newer 16-80.

For weddings the D7200 is probably much better than the D500 as it gives slightly cleaning images and you don't really need its AF capability for weddings.

DX is perfectly fine for weddings. You don't need f2.8 lens and to be honest using wide open fast lens at weddings is a very dangerous thing. You can't retake if your camera's out of focus and you can't ask guests to hang around while you get it right.

Thank you for your thoughts. See my reply to Steve.

also, if one really wanted to get themselves into weddings and other corporate events, wouldn't it be easier to just get a full frame camera and be dine with it? Why would someone use a DX body? What are the advantages?

 

[Strgzr1]

I am just curious if anyone ever saw a professional wedding photographer using a DX body, whether it's a D7200 or D500, bottom line ... cropped sensor.

And if you did ...

what kind of glass would they/you use for indoor shots as well as outdoors. It's just that I feel like a full censor body with 24-70 and 70-200 lenses are probably match made in heaven but for those that are sticking with a DX body (like myself), what's the solution?

I tried D7200 with 50mm and found myself in a very uncomfortable spot when shooting indoors at tight space.

An advice , I recently bought a tamron 28 75 2.8 and is a nice walk around lens and you can find it used for around $200 .. and I also have a d7200 and is a good combination for the price .. no as Nikon top glass but it works pretty good on low light situations ..

 

[Peter Jonas]

. . . actually, there are a ton of wedding photographers shooting DX and the Nikon 16-80. Like Mako said, it isn't the equipment, it is the skill of the photographer.

 

[toomanycanons]

Yes, don't even try it. Nope, not gonna work, no way.

 

[Escaping]

For many years, I used a D200 with the 17-55/2.8 for wedding ...

And now, I am seeing many photographers using a Fuji X for weddings. Those Fuji X cameras are APS-C cameras with sensors not too different from Nikon DX.

I dont shoot too many weddings nowaday, but not too long ago, I had a few very successful weddings with my D7100 paired with a D300 as my default setup. The lenses were the 17-55/2.8 for the D300 and the D7100 had the 85/1.8 or the 35/1.8 for low light situations (like during the church ceremony). I also had a pair of SB-800 flash for both cameras.

Nothing ridiculous to rely on DX for weddings.

 

[jshen808]

Previously (have read), both the D300 (dx) and D700 (fx) were popular cameras for weddings..

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[bizmord]

Previously (have read), both the D300 (dx) and D700 (fx) were popular cameras for weddings..

 

[jshen808]

Previously (have read), both the D300 (dx) and D700 (fx) were popular cameras for weddings..

 

[jshen808]

Previously (have read), both the D300 (dx) and D700 (fx) were popular cameras for weddings..

 

[Prairie Pal]

Don't take this the wrong way, but if you're at a point where you are asking if DX is okay for weddings then not only is the answer yes, but a resounding yes for YOU. D7000, D7100 or D7200. I wouldn't consider the D3xxx or D5xxx though. For W/A zooms stay with the Nikon kit 18-xx lenses (DX). For longer focal lengths might as well get a full frame zoom or an 85 f/1.8. If your skill and learning levels are that of the average photographer then by the time you're up to the level of charging top dollar your DX equipment will be toast and you can afford a good FX body to push the quality of your product higher. you will have the option of switching brands even. DOF and very low light shooting will suffer a bit during your DX years, but depending on the clients you choose you may never have the need to go FX. For instance while you build your clientele, you may want to stick with bright venues until you can built confidence and styles for low light. Your own personal style based around your equipment on hand and creativity will go a long way to attract the clientele feel comfortable shooting for. Get a solid work flow that you can repeat with confidence and get comfortable with people. That will take you a long LONG distance. When you finally switch to FX things will take off like a rocket!

 

[zachdog]

I used a D7000 with a 16-80mm and a 50mm f/1.4g last year with great success. I recently upgraded to a D7200 and look forward to the next event - it has better focus and low light capabilities.

 

[ewitte12]

Skilled photographers can do better with a phone than someone that just picked up a d810 and 70-200 f/2.8 last week.

The big thing IMO you do need at least a d7200 memory cards do fail and having that safety net can be a life saver.

 

[ewitte12]

The build quality isn't all that great for a $1000 lens. I considered it but my Sigma 17-50 2.8 is working great for me. Also have the 70-300 VR and Tamron 60mm f/2.

 

[Peter Jonas]

Previously (have read), both the D300 (dx) and D700 (fx) were popular cameras for weddings..