Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
Karl Mengele aka Bruce Rubenstein wrote: Variable aperture zooms - Robb said he didn't like them because the background exposure changes as you change focal length. True for aperture ring controlled lenses, but not body controlled ones. I set my 28-105/3.5-4.5 to f8, via the body control, and that's what it will always shoots at. What happens when you set it via the body control at 1/4 ? cheers, caveman
Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
Variable aperture zooms - Robb said he didn't like them because the background exposure changes as you change focal length. True for aperture ring controlled lenses, but not body controlled ones. I set my 28-105/3.5-4.5 to f8, via the body control, and that's what it will always shoots at. BR
Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
35/2, 50/1.7 and 35-105 on the PZ1. If you can MF well the 35-105 would be most useful, otherwise stick to the AF primes. A zoom is most useful at the reception, but that is also where AF is most useful. Small groups the 50, big groups the 35. Portra UC is the film. Putting the flash on a bracket would help a lot with the shadows. Good luck. BR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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
Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
- Original Message - From: "Sid Barras" Subject: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease! Sid; I presume the 35-105 is not a constant aperture zoom? If it isn't, then your backgrounds will be all over the place exposure wise as you zoom the lens back and forth, if you are using flash. This may not bother you, but for me it precludes the use of variable aperture zoom lenses with flash. I also don't like changing lenses overmuch at weddings, since invariably it is something done in a hurry, and the chance of jamming a lens or dropping it increases. If I recall, the PZ1 is a noisy beast. This can be a distraction for the wedding itself, as the motor drive happily grinds away and the AF motor whines back and forth. These two sounds seem to be picked up quite loudly by video camera microphones. A wedding I was in had the church portion of the video pretty much ruined by the noise of the officious photographer's Maxxum 9 and it's Massey Harris motor drive. For myself, I always had the best results from a lowly 50mm lens on a manual focus camera for just about everything except the portraits. William Robb > 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 > > >
RE: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
> -Original Message- > From: Sid Barras [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi Gang, > I've once again unwisely volunteered to do the pictures at > the wedding of a > friend. You should know better by now. > > 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. For "getting ready" and ceremony shots, use the both bodies and the primes for natural light pics. When you need to use flash, use the zoom on the PZ-1p. I'd probably use that combo for most of the reception. I guess you'll probably need to use the zoom a bit during the ceremony as you have no tele prime. If you can't use flash, you'll probably need a tripod. You'll need to switch around a bit unless you're going to do the whole thing with flash, in which case the zoom would be fine. I'm assuming an A lens won't screw with TTL flash. > > 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? I like NC, but it's a personal preference thing. tv
Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
Sid, Go with whatever camera you use the most and feel the most comfortable with. I use a P67II with primes for almost all my wedding work without any problem. Comfort and familiarity are the most important things to not screw up the shoot. What you don't want to do is be constantly thinking about the equipment and how to operate it. Bruce Wednesday, July 30, 2003, 2:24:00 PM, you wrote: SB> Hi Gang, SB> I've once again unwisely volunteered to do the pictures at the wedding of a SB> friend. He and she have both assured me the ceremony will be low key, etc., SB> etc, but he's also just informed me that almost 40 relatives from her home SB> country of Belize will be here on Saturday-- so I do feel somewhat pressured SB> to make sure everything goes well. SB> I also have just realized that I no longer have a 28-70 2.8 lens, having SB> sold the one I had do to lack of use. SB> Even though I have no other zoom in that range, I have several choices on SB> how to proceed: SB> The PZ 1, with the AF 500ftz so that I can have the best possible range of SB> power and TTL Flash possibilities, and if I go that route, my choices of AF SB> lenses would be: SB> the 24/2 SB> the 35/2, SB> the 50/1.7. SB> The other option I was thinking of was my super program, with the AF 280T, SB> and in that case, I would have my SMC 35-105 zoom, and lots of manual focus SB> primes. I'd still get TTL flash, but not quite as powerful as the 500 ftz. SB> Of course, I could still use the 35-105 on the PZ 1. SB> I guess all this rambling should be condensed to: should I use the zoom SB> lens, or maybe I'd do fine with 3 or 4 primes that I could switch around... SB> I'm thinking the necessity of having to use manual focus should not be a SB> problem, since my subjects won't be moving too fast to not be able to get SB> them focused... SB> Just hoping not to screw this up... SB> Oh, by the way, I'm thinking of using Portra 400 VC instead of NC. Any SB> comments on film, too? SB> Regards, SB> Sid B
Re: Need advice from the wedding photogs-- PLease!
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 > >
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
