Your favorite 2 or 3 lens wedding kit on M9?

[autillo]

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Noah, very good photos in your site, I like your approach, mainly wide-angle...in Valencia (Spain) there's a tendency towards a more innovative and modern job, but most couples (and photographers) are still very conservative.

You have do lots of group shots ,besides most weddings are at night with very low light, this is one of the reasons I carry my d700+sb900, for this ambiance is a winner.

I have the SF58 but its recycling time is very slow, sb900 is far better for this purpose

If I had a leica with d700, d3s sensor this would be my main wedding camera, unfortunately m9 is far away than nikon-canon in low light capabilities.

 

daniel belenguer

[Mauribix]

m9 is far away than nikon-canon in low light capabilities.

Sorry, but this starts sound like a refrain. Low light qualities of the M9 are absolutely great, and well lined up with Nikon or Canon when you print.

For a wedding, I used to think that printing was the goal. So I can't share this comment. Sorry.

How can you not use an M9 for that? Especially since you're used to use a flash with the Nikon too.I personally don't like/use flashes, but the SB58 is a great tool too, and it fits the Digital M.

What's wrong with that combo?

My 2cents

[autillo]

Hi Mauricio, may be I'm wrong, m8 wasn't as good, 640iso was good for b/w print. M9 seems to be 1stop better than m8, if 1250ISO on M9 is good it will be fantastic, d700 images at 1600 ISO (1250 equivalent on m8) are very, very good...

using flash is a must for most weddings I do, even with 1000-1600 ISO, SF58 is a good flash with very poor recycling time, I think Sean Reid has a review of it.

May be I'm evolving and next year I'll shoot everything with a pair of M9!, let's hope so! , shooting a complete wedding with only M cameras is quite a challenge for me!

cheers

 

daniel belenguer

[Mauribix]

Daniel I can confirm, M9's files are good up to 2500, you can't go wrong, and once you got it, you'll nevermind the hype.

I've extensively used the M8 for almost three years, so, I can confirm that the M9 is somehow improved, but I can tell you that the M8 is good too, simply it doesn't leave you enough room to fool the exposure, and that's why often, ugly noise is showing up.

I hope you'll get your M9, and I'm sure you'll improve your already excellent photography.

(my compliments, I've just checked your portfolio).

Ciao

[FrankA]

Wonderful replies. Thank you. For the guy who lives where the sun don't shine... Can you float me a loan - what a line up of equipment So, 35 and 50 most often with a 28 or long lens thrown in. Would love the 24 lux but that is for a future discussion....

[Jamie Roberts]

On the M9 I'd be using mainly 35 Lux, 50 Lux, and a 90 Cron. With two bodies, I'd shoot the 35 and 90 or a 21 and 50.

 

Even with a dSLR in the mix, I'd say I shoot 90% of all my wedding images between 35mm and 90mm.

 

I also have a 21 and a 75; and for the M8 I had a 24 and a 28 as well (just trying to get that all-important 35mm pov )

 

So really, my M9 lineup will be pretty simple compared with the M8's.

 

If I was confident I could easily shoot the 135, then I'd get rid of the AF dSLR...so we'll see.

[Riccis]

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If I was confident I could easily shoot the 135, then I'd get rid of the AF dSLR...so we'll see.

 

Jamie:

 

The 135 APO on the M9 is a beautiful thing... Tack sharp even wide open... I don't know what was Leica's reasoning when stating that the 135 is better shot stop down in the M9 as I honestly believe they are holding people back from experiencing this amazing combo. Like you state, the M9/135 combo is a great substitue for those hanging on to DSLRs only for the benefit of shooting the long glass.

 

Cheers,

[innerimager]

On the M9 I'd be using mainly 35 Lux, 50 Lux, and a 90 Cron. With two bodies, I'd shoot the 35 and 90 or a 21 and 50.

 

Even with a dSLR in the mix, I'd say I shoot 90% of all my wedding images between 35mm and 90mm.

 

I also have a 21 and a 75; and for the M8 I had a 24 and a 28 as well (just trying to get that all-important 35mm pov )

 

So really, my M9 lineup will be pretty simple compared with the M8's.

 

If I was confident I could easily shoot the 135, then I'd get rid of the AF dSLR...so we'll see.

 

With an M9 coming tomorrow, and a formal event Saturday and wedding next week, a timely thread. I think the 50/1.4 asph will get the most use, really looking forward to having this lens on a FF digital body. What I'm not sure is if the 28/2 or 35/1.4 will establish precedence, same with the 75/1.4 versus the 90/2. I think it'll be 28/2, 50/1.4, and 75/1.4 cause I LOVE the 75/1.4! best...Peter

[mwilliamsphotography]

To Erfahrener Benutzer:

 

you have en impressive gear, one aspect to limit myself is money, but even if I had all this equipment I'd shoot with 2-3 lenses, I felt comfortable using less. When I was a canon shooter I used to shoot wedding with 17-35,24-70,100 macro, 70-200, 50/1,4 plus two bodies...then I started shooting a lot with the 35/1,4 and I discovered that 80% of my shoots were doing with that lens, I didn't force anything, it was a natural process, at first I couldn't imagine go with two or three primes, so I carried all the lenses with me, and in one year I was shooting only with three primes and doing a better job. I'm not telling you is the best way, it's only my personal experience.

It would ve nice to see your leica wedding shoots...

 

Daniel, many thanks, you're right..

 

daniel belenguer

 

But I only use one of them at a time ... LOL!

 

When shooting weddings, I like options to match the conditions. If I know all the conditions, I can take less. ... some times a M and just 2 lenses. If I don't know the conditions, then I am prepared for just about anything ... and trust me just about anything can and has happened in my 20+ years of doing this.

 

-Marc

[Jamie Roberts]

Jamie:

 

The 135 APO on the M9 is a beautiful thing... Tack sharp even wide open... I don't know what was Leica's reasoning when stating that the 135 is better shot stop down in the M9 as I honestly believe they are holding people back from experiencing this amazing combo. Like you state, the M9/135 combo is a great substitue for those hanging on to DSLRs only for the benefit of shooting the long glass.

 

Cheers,

 

 

Riccis--thanks for the advice! I'll try to get one once I have the M9 and see if it will do the job for me. I'd really, really like to get rid of the Nikon gear and only use, say, a DMR or cheapo Canon with R glass as a backup or for effect or for lengths longer than 135...

 

Cheers right back!

[jeffwros]

I had a 21, 35 & 50 combo this past weekend and really found the 21 & 50 was my favorite combo. I'm looking to simplify and will probably sell the 35 and pick up a 90 to round things out. Maybe a 135 per Riccis' suggestion. We'll see.