24-70mm canon lens enough? at DVinfo.net

Brian Kadar · October 9th, 2009, 01:44 PM

So canon has the ef 24-70mm 2.8 lens and I was curious if, in your opinion, this would be enough to shoot weddings, special events, etc. Do you think 70mm is enough zoom for general shooting? I know the lens on the EX1 is comparible to 440mm but i heard that is with cropping and a bunch of digital ish. I've never held a true 70mm zoom slr lens in my hand and noticed how far that really is. any advice would be appreciated.

thanks!

Jean-Philippe Archibald · October 9th, 2009, 01:58 PM

With a letus adapter, the lens will be a 24-70mm, no manification factor here.

Brian Kadar · October 9th, 2009, 02:00 PM

Thanks for the response, I guess my question is....is 70mm enough zoom for the average project?

Ray Bell · October 9th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Thats pretty short for a wedding lens... you can use it for portrait type range but you have to be close to the subject... I'd say a 200mm at the minimum.. thats why you see lots of
wedding photogs using the 70-200mm and most have a second camera setup with the 24-70mm so they get from 24-200mm length...with L lens quality

David W. Jones · October 10th, 2009, 07:16 AM

No way to change your aperture while you are shooting with that lens on a Letus.
Thought about how you will handle that during a wedding?

Rob Collins · October 12th, 2009, 05:36 AM

The aperture to me isn't that big of a deal--you're going to want it to be pretty wide open all the time, and you just control exposure with the camera. Also, you can increase the 70mm slightly by zooming the camera all the way in on the Letus. On an EX1, I typically shoot zoomed to 77, but could go all the way to 100. You just have to refocus on the ground glass, which would be problematic at a wedding.

Many of your problems would be solved (and a few created) by putting that lens on a 5D MkII instead of a Letus.

October 9th, 2009, 01:44 PM	#1
Brian Kadar New Boot Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 14	24-70mm canon lens enough? So canon has the ef 24-70mm 2.8 lens and I was curious if, in your opinion, this would be enough to shoot weddings, special events, etc. Do you think 70mm is enough zoom for general shooting? I know the lens on the EX1 is comparible to 440mm but i heard that is with cropping and a bunch of digital ish. I've never held a true 70mm zoom slr lens in my hand and noticed how far that really is. any advice would be appreciated. thanks!

October 9th, 2009, 01:58 PM	#2
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	With a letus adapter, the lens will be a 24-70mm, no manification factor here. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

October 9th, 2009, 02:00 PM	#3
Brian Kadar New Boot Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 14	Thanks for the response, I guess my question is....is 70mm enough zoom for the average project? Last edited by Brian Kadar; October 9th, 2009 at 02:46 PM.

October 9th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#4
Ray Bell Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,414	Thats pretty short for a wedding lens... you can use it for portrait type range but you have to be close to the subject... I'd say a 200mm at the minimum.. thats why you see lots of wedding photogs using the 70-200mm and most have a second camera setup with the 24-70mm so they get from 24-200mm length...with L lens quality

October 10th, 2009, 07:16 AM	#5
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	No way to change your aperture while you are shooting with that lens on a Letus. Thought about how you will handle that during a wedding?

October 12th, 2009, 05:36 AM	#6
Rob Collins Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 229	The aperture to me isn't that big of a deal--you're going to want it to be pretty wide open all the time, and you just control exposure with the camera. Also, you can increase the 70mm slightly by zooming the camera all the way in on the Letus. On an EX1, I typically shoot zoomed to 77, but could go all the way to 100. You just have to refocus on the ground glass, which would be problematic at a wedding. Many of your problems would be solved (and a few created) by putting that lens on a 5D MkII instead of a Letus.