Originally posted by DanLoc78 I've been asked to shoot my coworkers' wedding. It will be a casual outdoor wedding In October, beginning at 3:30 PM. So I know I'm going to need a flash, I just don't know which one.
I have a hard time choosing the 540FGZ because of all the people that have had it get stuck in the hot shoe. i really don't want to deal with that headache. But is it a better choice for wedding photography than the 360FGZ? I know it has a higher guide number and swivels, but I was wondering if I could get away with using the 360.
Also, lenses...will I need to rent some lenses in addition to the ones I have? Right now I have the 2 kit lenses and the FA 50mm f/1.4. I can probably borrow the FA 43 ltd and/or the Sigma 17-70 from my dad. I was thinking of renting the fisheye lens for some creative shots...anything else I should have on hand? Perhaps I should rent the 50-135 DA*? Or maybe this is my excuse to buy it??!!
Any advice on wedding photography would be great! Thanks guys.
Keep your equipment simple. A zoom is fine, as long as it is a fast constant aperture zoom. If it isn't, then you can throw your fill flash ratios out of whack as you zoom.
If you want to buy a lens for this, the 16-50 would be the better choice.
It is reasonably fast, and doesn't change aperture as you zoom.
I shoot weddings with the smallest kit I can drag along. The last one I shot, I used the 31mm f/1.8, 58mm f/1.4 and the 85mm f/1.4.
Too many lens choices can lead to having the wrong lens on the camera. I went many years shooting weddings with just the standard lens, and did very well that way.