richiebee

It would be B for me, but can't you take the 50 too?  I mean its pretty tiny. Personally, I wouldn't want to be without a telephoto, but if wide is where its at for you, then maybe A is the best ...

Ah, so you're working WITH other photographers at the same events.  Well, in that case, you probably have more opportunity to work with the primes, and let them get the shots requiring an ...

The Sigma 35 is a fabulous environmental portrait lens. I would keep it if you can afford to do so. That said, if I had to choose 24-70 or 35 prime, I'd choose the 24-70. Some people choose primes ...

Seems like you've already made your mind up.  Just so that we can predict the results too, which version of the Tamron 28-75 do you have? If your 28-75 is bad, then its bad. But that's not the case ...

Focus/recompose with spot metering in a semi auto mode. I use this often at events. In spot metering mode, the metering spot is under the focus point. If you hold focus but not exposure, when you ...

Why would you think that zooms are not capable of this? In my experience, there are other issues that are more likely to be problematic - poor quality light, and not being able to get into an ...

Yes, contorting the fingers was the thing I couldn't get past.  I also had some arthritic symptoms with my hands that didn't help. I'm not sure I would ever have really mastered it.  The string ...

Classically trained on trumpet (though really went down the jazz/funk/pop stream, and did some pit orchestra work), taught myself keyboard and EWI. I haven't played the trumpet now in 10 years, ...

You can't get the best for $3,000, so do you want to up your budget or not get the best?

Dust. Oil typically shows as a circle, as in it would have a clear bit in the middle. Here's a good example of oil spots - https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/42464718

Would you rather they go under and don't deliver anything at all,?  Its survival mode for many industries right now.  Magazines have been dying for years. I suspect the pandemic legitimately ...

I've been a musician for over 35 years.  Guitar is one thing I could never get the hang of.  After about a year of trying, I just sold it.

No problem with sharpness on my Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 G2. I don't have a lens that is as sharp as my Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART, but it's a compromise.  When I do events, I have to get certain shots, and I ...

Usually zooms for me (24-70 on one body, 70-200 on another).  However, if its a long event, and I have spells of downtime, I sometimes bring out a prime (35 or 85) for candids.  It depends on the ...

You can approach it in a trial and error way like you did with the guitar.  And until you're good, you can always use auto mode. At some point you'll likely want more control over the results, or ...

I have f/2.8 zooms for work (14-24, 24-70, 70-200), and wouldn't be without them for events. I can't be changing primes every five minutes and I never work with or as a second shooter. I do use ...

Once a month?  There are usually 2-3 challenges entering the voting stage each day. No. I don't subscribe to that model.  I'm a Nikon user.  If I was all about popularity, I'd be shooting Canon or ...

Right, but we only have so many hours in a day (if we're lucky) or week (if we're less lucky), so spending it voting on challenges is not really something I want to do. I'd rather spend an hour ...

It's very time consuming to vote in challenges, and the results are often dubious. I gave up on them a while back... Life is too short. I had a similar problem with a Facebook group I moderate that ...