Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Didymus on September 27, 2012, 06:35:41 pm
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I want to shoot weddings with my D700 and I'm thinking about getting the Nikon 24-70. A midrange zoom seems practical for weddings because it is much quicker than switching lenses out in the middle of a wedding. I'm looking for feedback from anyone with experience either with weddings or this particular lens. Thank you.
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Just about every wedding photographer I have seen work on Nikon uses this lens.
Cheers,
Bernard
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Perfect. Thank you, sir.
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This camera and lens form a happy marriage indeed!
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Just about every wedding photographer I have seen work on Nikon uses this lens.
Yup, and all the Canon wedding shooters use the 24-70 Canon. Very popular and useful lens.
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I love the 24-70 2.8 on my D800e. Great lens, suprisingly sharp for a zoom. Perfect street lens, although large.
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Been shooting with one recently (on a D700 as well) and I have to say it is a sweet combination. This from a Canon shooter..... :o
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The 24-70 is essential for event work. I have it and all of the f/1.8 primes (28/50/85). The 24-70 is a very sharp lens even wide open, with excellent microcontrast and pleasing rendering of midtone gradations. It has jittery bokeh, but that is a problem that any mid-range zoom has. But you will miss too many critical moments working with the primes.
You can sometimes find the 24-70 refurbished at a good price. I found it at $1560 compared to over $1800 new.
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Totally agree 24-70 is a sweet lens.. If u carry a second body try the 85 or 70-200 on it and ur set..
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I don't shoot weddings, but I love my 24-70. Extremely sharp lens at all settings, even at f2.8. One of the most useful "all purpose" lenses I have ever owned or used.
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As a fairly experienced wedding photographer I like to have a change now and then to freshen up the way I work and to set myself a challenge - so I now use mostly prime lenses at weddings. But for many years the (Canon) 24-70 and 70-200 lenses were my staple, and if you could only use one lens for a whole wedding the 24-70 would arguably be the way to go.
Jim
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another fan of the lens on my 800E,, so versatile,,
can get heavy after a day of handing on the camera,,
Derry
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Oh it's so heavy! Don't any of you guys who complain about the weight ever exercise?
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Hey, man, I'm old. The 24-70 on the 1D and the 70-200 on the other 1D and a heavy bag over the shoulder - it does get heavy at the end of the day. Not so great around the neck, too. Exercise helps, but isn't a panacea.
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I'm very happy with the Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC
photozone rating:
Optical Quality: 3.5 stars
Mechanical Quality: 4 stars
Price/Performance: 4.5 stars
Marc
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Try shooting a story about Chukar Partridge hunting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon with a full-size HD video camera and a backpack and report back about heavy. ;D
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I've got one of these lenses and probably 90% of the images I've shot- street stuff in Afghanistan, mostly- have been done with it. Used on a D700 and a D3X and just bought a D800E which I am looking forward to using with the lens. It's my bread and butter, no doubt. Yes. it's heavy. But just so, so versatile.
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I shoot weddings (mostly in China), and this is the lens everybody uses.
I do use primes with 2 bodies when I can, mostly because I'm trying to get something a bit different, but with one body, that lens is super efficient for weddings and events in general.
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Nikkor 2.8/24-70 G.
I promised to say nothing more on the topic, so I won't, directly, other than to say that I remember it.
;-)
Rob C
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I'm very happy with the Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC
Marc
I had to send my Nikon 24-70mm in for service to Nikon after I dropped it. :(
Almost four weeks now am I am still waiting for it to come back. They had to get the part from Japan to repair it. A basic, workhorse professional lens from Nikon and four weeks to get it fixed because of no parts.
I don't know, but I've had people tell me Tamron is a lot faster for repair. If that is true, makes you wonder if in some cases the Tamron might not be the better choice?
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Nikon 24-70 and 70-200 and the job is done. I have both lenses and worked with them on d700 and d800 / d800e bodies. //// Go for it!
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Try shooting a story about Chukar Partridge hunting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon with a full-size HD video camera and a backpack and report back about heavy. ;D
Heavy or light is directly pertinent to a particular person's physical condition?