As the title suggest before my head hits the pillow.....
I currently have 3 prime lenses 14, 50, 85 mm and was looking at supplementing these with a 24 and 35 however I am now thinking it may be better to purchase a standard zoom 24-70 or 24-105 as the lenses I was originally considering were both manual.... Now manual lenses are good for what will be my main focus (video) but I am more and more frequently being asked to photograph weddings/ events etc and find it hard to use the manuals effectively without the autofocus setting.....my thinking goes along the lines of standard zoom would allow me to have both 24-35mm settings for video work albeit at slightly higher f stops and the use of critical
autofocus during the hustle and bustle of a wedding...
cost at wise the two primes would cost between 700-900 gbp so really if I go down the zoom route my budget would be around that or for instance I could pick up a second hand canon 24-105mm for around 400gbp. Other lenses I have looked at include the tamron 24-70 which gets mixed reviews although if you get a 'good un' they say it's better than another contender the canon 24-70 mk 1..... I suppose I should include the new 24-70II but that is over my budget...
what at avenue would you go down primes or zoom? Baring in mind I primarily do video but really need a decent autofocus lens for photo? Which lens would you recommend?
probably shouldn't attempt to write these just before bedtime but I hope you get the idea...
many thanks in advance
I currently have 3 prime lenses 14, 50, 85 mm and was looking at supplementing these with a 24 and 35 however I am now thinking it may be better to purchase a standard zoom 24-70 or 24-105 as the lenses I was originally considering were both manual.... Now manual lenses are good for what will be my main focus (video) but I am more and more frequently being asked to photograph weddings/ events etc and find it hard to use the manuals effectively without the autofocus setting.....my thinking goes along the lines of standard zoom would allow me to have both 24-35mm settings for video work albeit at slightly higher f stops and the use of critical
autofocus during the hustle and bustle of a wedding...
cost at wise the two primes would cost between 700-900 gbp so really if I go down the zoom route my budget would be around that or for instance I could pick up a second hand canon 24-105mm for around 400gbp. Other lenses I have looked at include the tamron 24-70 which gets mixed reviews although if you get a 'good un' they say it's better than another contender the canon 24-70 mk 1..... I suppose I should include the new 24-70II but that is over my budget...
what at avenue would you go down primes or zoom? Baring in mind I primarily do video but really need a decent autofocus lens for photo? Which lens would you recommend?
probably shouldn't attempt to write these just before bedtime but I hope you get the idea...
many thanks in advance
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