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Telephoto lens for wedding?
Just finish shooting my first wedding. I was second shooter and the guy who hire me let me use his 70-200 f2.8. However I want to own my own telephoto lens. The problem is, I'm a student so I don't have much money. Anybody have a suggestion for under $1000? I also have a Rokinon 85mm btw.
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Canon 70-200 F/2.8 without IS goes for around $900-1200.
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and Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 no IS, goes for $500-600, just remember, shooting video @200mm without IS you'll need a heavy tripod, Sigma is a sharp lens, but Canon's IS as just amazing and very helpful
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I might also suggest the 70-200 f/4 IS. I think the IS is critical, and you should be able to get away with f/4 at a ceremony...
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wow where can I find sigma non IS? BH shows it at discontinue.
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I love the images from my Tamron 70-200 ($795.00 on Amazon), but even on a monopod, it's tough for me to keep the image stable at full zoom. IS would definitely be nice since I am running and gunning with it, but it's $1,500 bucks more for the Canon glass.Yikes.
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I've used the tamron 70-200, the sigma 70-200, and the canon 70-200 IS
as expensive as the canon is, the IS really does make a huge difference. |
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I have a Manfrotto 560B. A bit light for balancing a Canon 7D with a 70-200, I realize, but again I am running and gunning with it and often have much smaller/lighter lenses in use. So I have been making do with it and I just take a deep breath, literally, and steady it as much as possible. I have Manfrotto quick release plates on all of my cameras so I can switch back and forth on mono or tripods in a flash. I also use 2 Manfrotto tripods and I have their joystick head on my Konova slider. So - any camera, any lens, any pod in 15 seconds. Gotta move fast!! :)
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I'm renting the non-is canon 70-200 next weekend for a wedding. I've used it before for photo, this will be my first attempt using it with video though, so we'll see how it goes! I would love to rent the IS, it's twice as much though and it's a low budget wedding :\
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I just found some old nikkor lenses on ebay like 180 f2.8 and 135 f 2.8 ais lenses. Do you guys think it's good?
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Hey, just thought I'd peek back in and say that though the 70-200 was awesome, I wish I had gotten the IS version. Just my 0.2. If you're tight on the budget the non-is 70-200 2.8 is great too, but even if it means renting I'd say the IS is worth it. Also depends how much you're actually gonna use it.. It's easy enough to cut a little shake in post if it's just 1-2 shots, 20 on the other hand..
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Nigel, I don't think Evan was insinuating that he was handholding the 70-200. I borrowed a non is version before I bought mine and I can tell you the jitters even on a tripod are difficult...
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Get one in the Nikon, Yashica or Olympus mount. Stay away from the Minolta and Canon FD mount. I have a couple of these lenses. They are sharp and the color rendition is beautiful. I also have a Canon 70-200 2.8 IS. It's a great lens and the IS is incredible, but it better be at $2200 more than a Vivitar Series 1, it better be incredible. We used the Vivitar Series 1 70-210 for our first year of shooting DSLR. The lack of IS is the only disadvantage. It shows up the most when max zoom and you need to make a usable movement or when shooting outside on a windy day. Let me know if you have any additional questions about vintage lenses. |
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Quick note- I was almost always on a tripod with the 70-200 and found it really shaky on the tripod out at 200mm.
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Either version of the Vivitar Series 1 at $100 or less is a bargain. If a constant 2.8 over a constant 3.5 is worth the extra $400-500, then go for it. Another option is a vintage Tokina AT-X 80-200 2.8. They are hard to find, but are a constant 2.8, not sure how much they sell for. |
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I can verify that with the IS version 1, I can get away with not as nice of a tripod :)
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mark I'm looking for the vivitar on ebay and it's not showing up as constant f3.5. Anyway, do you know any good wide angle vintage lens? I want to get rid of my tokina, I want to move from autofocus lens into manual focus and manual apeture lens.
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I have version 1 as well. I'm using Manfrotto 503 tripod heads and get great results with version 1. The 503 isn't the cheapest head but it's far from being "high end". |
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The eBay link I posted was for the constant 3.5 version. They came in two flavors, 2.8-4 and 3.5. I randomly clicked on one of the auctions and it looks pretty good, but there may be better deals if you go through all of the links. Do you have the Tokina 11-16? If so, that's about the best option out there. The only alternatives that I know of are not as wide...Zenitar 16mm 2.8, manual focus and aperture, but it's not as sharp as the Tokina and I believe Nikon made a 20mm but I'm not sure how fast or expensive it is. I keep about 6 lenses in my bag and only two of them have an electronic aperture, so I'm like you, I do prefer a manual aperture over an electronic aperture. |
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Instead of buying a cheaper version of your desired lens, have you considered simply renting every time you need it? Depending on the number of projects where you'll absolutely need a given lens, you could find yourself saving a lot of money by going the rental way.
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if you have a 5D III , another option would be buynig the IS f4
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I'm planning to do a lot of weddings so I think I'll save more money buying a telephoto lens. I want to use it for filming too and I think a telephoto lens is very filmic.
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Just purchased a Sigma 75-200 2.8-3.5 FD mount off of ebay for $80, came with an fd to ef adapter as well. I have not received it yet so cannot comment on quality, although the very little info you can find on the internet about the lens seems promising. I agree that you should have a long lens in your bag but it is hard to throw a lot of money at a lens that you may not use that often. Will see...
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