I'm doing a friend's second wedding as the primary photographer. I've checked the church; it's light enough for me to focus at f4, even f5.6, in a pinch. I have KX, MX, SuperProgram bodies, and will use the Supers due to TTL flash (a brace of AF280Ts). I have the tele and wide adapters for the 280Ts, MEII winder and A motor drive, a Stratos 11" flash bracket, monopod, and tripod.
I plan to shoot mostly flash shots except outside, using the winder and/or Stratos as a grip unless noise is clearly ok.
These folks are interested primarily in people shots. Big surprise.
It's a Second wedding. They don't want 100's of photos of everything. In fact, nothing beyond them, the Minister, closest relatives, Maid and Best Man. I've already got the shot list, and it is modest.
The question is: Lenses......
The only zoom I'd press into service is the A35-70. This should get me most group shots and decent portraits of the HappyCouple when together. Will the 35 end be enough for most group shots? I'd think so; I'm more worried about this lens performing as a portrait lens. But I'm going to try to make it do most of the work.
Additional lenses I could press into service: Soligor 20 f2.8 (too wide, I should think....) K 24 f2.8 (maybe too wide for group shots) M 35 f2.8 Various K/M/A 50's from f1.4 to f2.0 M 100 f2.8 K 135 f2.5 M 200 f4 Sigma 70-300 APO (I don't want to lug this and probably won't)
My common sense tells me the 28, the 35-70 zoom, and the 100 should do it. Maybe a 50 f1.4 for available light. And perhaps the 135 for shots during the ceremony.
The 24 would probably distort group shots, and the 200 may be too long and slow to be of any use.
I plan to have available several rolls of film in 100, 200, 800, and 800. This will be film I am familiar with; all consumer stuff except Reala.
Please stick especially to lenses and usefulness of a monopod in replies. It is possible to mount the Stratos flash bracket to my monopod, but I'm not sure it's worth taking the monopod.
Thanks. I know some of you are good at weddings.
-Lon
