What Lens do I use for Wedding Photography

Hmm... this question popped up quite a bit... although there are tons of information already available online... so I will not go too technical.

So what lens to use?

Short answer: Depends.

Long answer: Scout the venu of the wedding event. Know exactly where you will be when in the wedding, where would be the couple, where will they be entering, and where is the stage. How far and at which angle will you be from the stage or your subject.

Only by doing that would you know what lens you would need. Of course prime lens with large aperture would be a very good choice, but for me... I will not touch them during wedding ceremony... why? They are not very flexible and versatile. I would go for zoom lens.

  

Well... so what zoom lens to use? For wedding, and your subject is just the couple (for example), use the 24-70mm f2.8 lens. This lens is excellent... wide enough and with a good reach... plus it is a fast lens (f2.8)... However if you are positioned somewhere too far back, then you might want to consider a 24-105mm f4L (if you are using Canon) lens... or even a 70-200mm f2.8 lens.

For people who are on a budget, you might want to consider a 18-200mm lens (not exactly fast lens, but pretty alright, and with a flash, they are a good piece of equipment)... anyway, you don't need to have a super fast shutter speed, the couple will not be running around.

However, what I find strange was... people are fussing over what lens to use... then they use their build in teeny minee flash...

Well... my answer to that is... if you have the money to get those massively priced lens like the 70-200mm f2.8, 24-70mm f2.8, 24-105mm f4 lenses... might as well spent some more to get a decent external flash... bounce card, soft box and the thing like that. They are really helpful in events.

But one thing for sure is... please do not hinder real professional taking pictures of the couples... they are helping the couples recording down their memories... you do not want to spoil that.