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@@MeredithRyncarzPhotography I shoot Nikon as well and my 35mm f1.4 | 105mm f1.4 | 70-200mm f2.8 if I could only take 3 lenses. If it was only 1 lens the I can shoot a wedding with the 70-200. I can shoot virtually anything with those three though. I've added the 14-24mm & the 24-70mm was my 1st lens when I moved up to the D850 two years ago. Thanks for the info, good to watch, and always great to learn. Well done video. 😊 Question...the sticker you have on the hoods and back lens caps, very cool! Are those custom ordered or readily available?
@@SpawningFish that is a great question. They actually aren't stickers. In hindsight, I should have explained that in the video. The 70-200 is one of my husband's personal favorites as well and we pull it out at every wedding. My personal fav three are the 85mm and 35mm 1.4 and the 105mm 1.4. I shoot all of my weddings with those three lenses usually. The back lens caps are custom and we got them from www.lenzbuddy.com/. We have used them for years and we found it is easier to organize lenses at weddings with these. Hope that helps. Thank you again for stopping by.
i'm currently rocking a 24-70mm and 70-200mm; which is perfect for events genre for its versatility ofcourse, though after watching this vid. it did made me think of getting a prime.
My favourite wedding lense is probably the 85mm 😊 like you said, it’s great for the reception! I do love my 70-200mm for the ceremony, my alone complaint is that I wish it was possible to get a f1.4 70-200! Sometimes churches can be very dimly lit
In general most zoom lenses don't go below 2.8 just because of how they function and operate. It would be nice one day for them to go to 1.4 but i fear of how much that would weigh or how large it would be. But we cal always strive.
@@MeredithRyncarzPhotography good point, it would also defeat the purpose of prime lenses! I love using the nikon 1.8g lenses because the light and compact build 😊.
Yeah but it's got to do with a lot with the film you pick , I married a Nikon F4 to a NIKKOR ED 80 - 200 f 2.8 D , you can have super Sharp Images put it all depends on the feeling you use , I rather take film 35 mm over digital , I had a Nikon F 60 back in the day it was a regular 80/200 Zoom I took some awesome pics
Many thanks for your very useful video and I learnt a lot from it. I was looking for best lenses I need and your advice was pretty helpful. Hope I can see more videos like this. many thanks
I shoot 35mm 2.0d, 50mm1.4d, 85 1.4d, 70-200 2.8e fl ed. I also have a tamron 15-30 g2, but im gonna swap it for a 20mm 1.8g. The tamron is too damn big, plus it's not as fast as the 20mm 1.8g.
I mainly shoot with 35mm 1.8 and 105mm 1.4. I love the 85 but I was always wanting a little more compression so sold it. If I have enough room I might do 50/105 combo (stepping back some with the 50). I might opt for a 24 one day instead of the 35. Then have a 24/50/105. That dang 35 is just so versatile tho. Keep up the good work!!!
Thank you. We recently got a 35mm 1.4 and it has become one of my favorite portrait lenses. I use a 24mm very seldom. I just had to use it for a wedding where a bride and groom wanted a huge tree in one frame and the 24 was the only lens to get the whole tree with descent compression. otherwise I find my 35 is just fine
Wedding photographers differ in their choice of lenses. I sold my 70-200 f2.8, it’s too big and heavy for those long wedding days. I bought a 135 f2. I shoot with 2 cameras on a dual camera strap. For wedding ceremonies one has a 24-70 f2.8 and the other has either a 85 or my 135. For receptions it’s usually the 24-70 and 85. I’m done with huge and heavy 70-200 f2.8 zooms. I also have a 50 f1.4 and a 24-120 f4 for emergencies.
Great choices. Completely agree that the 70-200 is heavy which is why we don't shoot alot with it on the wedding day. I mainly shoot with a 35 and 85. My second shooter has the 24-70.
So awesome and yes we love the 35mm. We now have the 1.4 and its AMAZING!!! Just popped over to your channel and love your spin with travel. Just joined your community
@@RochelleCheever Absolutely!! We live in Savannah GA so we get many elopements and destination weddings very often even now. Do you use the 85mm 1.4 often? That is my other favorite
thx for the grate content ,im really stuck on what to get next ,i do agree on good glass ,im finding it hard to chose between getting strobs or getting glass ,im curently use flash sb 910 my walk around lens is 16-85 iv had it for years but deffentlly needs to be replaced , having speed lights find not powerfull enough when in in strong back light condisions ,for me really hard to decide which to get first ,i agree buying twice is the worst thing to do ,i have a d500 and z6 and z50 ,love my 70 -200 2.8 vr2 on my z6 or d500 ,i so enjoy that look and feel of the photos
Anthony, this is a great question. I would definitely go with the glass upgrade first. You can actually do impressive lighting with just speed-lights which are really cheap. We only upgraded to professional strobes when it was a necessity. No matter how good your strobes are, if your glass is bad then the picture won't turn out well. I wish we would have done this, because I would have avoided buying lenses twice ($$$$). Another suggestion for your speed lights is to using modifiers such as a soft box or umbrella. This helps to diffuse the light and create a "larger" light source that will give you a better and more natural light. This will allow you to use a cheaper light source without having to upgrade. Hope this helps.
Hai Meredith thank you for the excellent video of yours, it's very informative. However, I love my prime lenses too. I always have my 35mm, 50mm and the 85mm all of them are 1.8 and I always bring my 24-70mm 2.8 with me at all times. Will upgrade my primes to the 1.4 soon. Cheers
Those are some of my favorite lenses as well. I still have them and I have been doing this for years. They have never let me down. We upgraded when our glass wouldn't allow us to do our job. Hope that helps
I learned a lot about photography. I didn't realize that a 35mm lens was great for landscape. I appreciate you teaching about the different uses for each lens. It was interesting to learn that the larger the number, the more detail the picture was going to be.
I am so glad you learned a little something. Generally the lower the number, the wider your field of view for a lens. One of the best lenses for landscape (not covered in this video) is the Nikon 14-24. It produces stunning landscape portraits and is considered a standard lens for landscape photographers. Let me know if you have any more questions.
My husband has a beautiful camera and he takes amazing pictures. I bet if I watched enough of your videos like this, I might get better at photography too! Thank you!
Great movie 😍 I love my 35mm sigma art and nikkor 85 ☺️ Could I ask for advice? I have a Nikon d800 and I cannot cope with focusing on serial shots (e.g. when the bride and groom leave the church, during wedding preparations). I set it to af-c and no matter which focus mode I choose (3d, auto, point), maybe two photos from the series are sharp :( the focus is escaping somewhere .. it's quite necessary for me, because I want to make gifs. I will be very grateful for the answer! ♥ ️
That a great question. Here is something I found that may help. We use this same technique and it fixed that same issue we were having. Here it is apple-and-eve.co.za/2013/01/using-the-af-on-focussing-technique-with-the-nikon-d800/
Wedding preparations should be slow moving. I would check lens calibration on that and make sure your shutter speed is high enough. Even at the risk of higher ISO. For walking/ leaving church I would shoot burst. Even then I would over shoot. Sounds like you have the lens you need.
@@raheelilyas630 I am not quite sure what you mean by focus? In general glass that has a low aperture has the best focus as it can allow for more light.
It depends on your definition of large. I wouldn't go above 4 people as you have to back a little too far and your composition starts to get funny. If its above 4 I usually start breaking out my 35mm 1.4.
@@MeredithRyncarzPhotography I have a shoot on Saturday for 7 family members. I've only a 50mm 3.5 and a 50mm 1.8 and I don't think I can keep all their faces in focus! You think a 35mm would do alright? I just have zero experience with so many people
@@PaperCorpse Great question, a 35mm should do the trick as long as you have some room to move. We had a bridal party that wanted a picture on a roof top garden. I had to use a 24mm lens because I didn't have alot of room to move to compose my subjects. I hope this helps
My 85mm is my go to lens on the wedding day. I love the way it captures my couples and allows me to get on the dance floor without having to be in the "middle" of the dance floor.Great lens overall. As you get more and more clients I would recommend you invest in a 85mm 1.4g lens. I used to own a 1.8 but rented a 1.4 for one wedding to try and fell in love with it instantly.
35 f1.4 tamron and 105 f1.4 nikon are never far from my D850, even if i think i would probably buy 135 f1.8 sigma if it was not released after i got the 105. Also have 90 f2.8 macro tamron, the best macro lens i own (had the 60 and 105 nikon and 180 sigma, 180 is excellent but so heavy).
@@MeredithRyncarzPhotography I don't think it's underestimated, it's praised in all reviews but released too late, many people already owns the f/1.4-1.8G or the f/1.4 Art, and new consumers buy mirrorless and would prefer a Z/RF/FE version. But I love it too 😊. I also have the 300 f/4E, i enjoy its weight (lighter than the 35 and 105 😁).
@@alexverbeke2228 The 300 is nice. I used to have it but found I didn't use it that much for weddings. In the light of mirrorless the 35mm, I agree, came out a little to late. But, for the price you can't beat it.
@@MeredithRyncarzPhotography I use the 300 more for landscapes and wild life. I had the 35 Art, I agree the tamron is better and deserve the extra price (the f1.4G is just...to forget 😅). Personal use, I have old MF lenses, the viewfinder of the D850 is such a pleasure and the focus peaking in liveview is really helpful.
