Renting lens/lenses for a wedding
Renting lens/lenses for a wedding
3 days ago
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A friend of mine asked me if I would photograph his wedding, though I did tell him I do not have the experience or qualification to do this at a professional level of quality so he should curb his expectations, and I agreed because I understand his financial situation.
Now, the camera that I have is a Panasonic GX7 (and I could use my old Panasonic G1 too but not sure if I will find a good use for it, specially the old sensor where anything above ISO 800 is annoying) and only 2 lenses:
Sigma 19mm f 2.8 and Sigma 60mm f 2.8
I have a feeling that the Sigma 19mm f 2.8 will not be helpful in low light situation like the reception so I think I need something better. So I ask what lens do you recommend I should rent for this event ?
Panasonic 15mm f 1.7 (Faster and wider then Sigma)
Olympus 17mm f 1.8 (Faster and widish then Sigma)
Panasonic 20mm f 1.7 (Faster at the same Focal Length and slower to focus)
Panasonic 25mm f 1.7 (Faster at normal Focal Length)
Panasonic 25mm f 1.4 (Very good in low light but not sure about focus speed)
Now I dont know if getting something longer would help since Sigma 60mm f 2.8 should be good enough but still:
Panasonic 42.5mm f 1.7
Olympus 45mm f 1.8
Olympus 75mm f 1.8
I also thought about the premium zooms Panasonic 12-35mm f 2.8 and Olympus 12-40mm f 2.8 but hey are not faster then Sigma 19mm f 2.8 so outside the autofocus speed not much improvement would be gain in low light. But that versatility though
I havent used external flash before (only bouncing the Panasonic GX7 built in one by tilting it up) so not sure if renting one would help me more then a faster lens. Maybe the zooms and a flash would be a better combination. What would you recommend (besides getting a better photographer for his wedding).
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