Quote (jayandnix @ Aug 14 2013 01:39am)
ok my turn
2bodies
the 35mm is great and yeah is the best for this
2nd lens is a choice, 85 or 70-200 personal preference is the 70-200
2back up batteries - oem as the 3rd party are unreliable and don't last near as long
lots of good 8 or 16gb cards
large reflector with stand
now here is where I am different:
I shoot off-camera flash, yip even at weddings
I have a flash unit on a mono pod;
- during the actual ceremony I hold it - normally have the bottom of the monopod resting on my belt or pocket and then direct it with my left hand, or balance it with the bottom under your armpit..... while shooting with my right
- the actual couple or wedding party shoot depends totally on where we are, but I always have 3light stands available
- at the reception an assistant holds the monopod and is my portable light stand (don't have them do this during the ceremony as I don't want to crowd the area)
if you can manage it get and assistant for the lighting but they can also shoot the ceremony, and then also a full second shooter
so the additional stuff I take:
3light stands, 5 flash units
loads and loads of batteries (eneloop)
large battery charger
laptop and card reader, I get 1of them to copy to a hdd so I have 2copies ASAP, last thing I want is too lose photos
that's all I can think of for now, sure I have missed something
oh and very important get yourself the dual black rapid strap it is so comfortable, I wasted money on all different straps, but that is best!
Out of curiosity, how significant is the difference between the 85 and the 70-200? I would think it would depend more-so on the location and setup of the wedding, as opposed to personal preference?
I know that the overall quality of the two lenses is stellar, both hit nice aperture levels, etc, etc, but I'm still curious.
This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Aug 14 2013 04:27pm