I'm by no stretch of the imagination a wedding photog, but... I shoot candids at all the weddings I attend and find a zoom to be most valuable since I don't have to spend time changing lenses. I usually have the 28-105 PZ attached to the MZ-S.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sid Barras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:24 PM Subject: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease! > Hi Gang, > I've once again unwisely volunteered to do the pictures at the wedding of a > friend. He and she have both assured me the ceremony will be low key, etc., > etc, but he's also just informed me that almost 40 relatives from her home > country of Belize will be here on Saturday-- so I do feel somewhat pressured > to make sure everything goes well. > > I also have just realized that I no longer have a 28-70 2.8 lens, having > sold the one I had do to lack of use. > > Even though I have no other zoom in that range, I have several choices on > how to proceed: > > The PZ 1, with the AF 500ftz so that I can have the best possible range of > power and TTL Flash possibilities, and if I go that route, my choices of AF > lenses would be: > the 24/2 > the 35/2, > the 50/1.7. > > The other option I was thinking of was my super program, with the AF 280T, > and in that case, I would have my SMC 35-105 zoom, and lots of manual focus > primes. I'd still get TTL flash, but not quite as powerful as the 500 ftz. > > Of course, I could still use the 35-105 on the PZ 1. > > I guess all this rambling should be condensed to: should I use the zoom > lens, or maybe I'd do fine with 3 or 4 primes that I could switch around... > I'm thinking the necessity of having to use manual focus should not be a > problem, since my subjects won't be moving too fast to not be able to get > them focused... > > Just hoping not to screw this up... > > Oh, by the way, I'm thinking of using Portra 400 VC instead of NC. Any > comments on film, too? > > Regards, > Sid B > >
