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<blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 296495" data-attributes="member: 11881"><p>I feel like I'm standing on the distant end of a tree branch while cutting it off in that I will attempt to answer this question. </p><p></p><p>Between the two, and to blindly answer, the 35mm would be my blind answer. Reason is that with the 50mm you will need room to get far enough back depending on the kind of shooting you're doing. The 35mm will work in a smaller area and you can always move closer if you need to tighten the shot, but in a tight area you may not be able to back up with a 50mm. </p><p></p><p>Half way through the tree branch I'm standing on, but hey... why hold back now.</p><p></p><p>I would probably do a 35mm so that you can shoot at a wide open aperture for more light, add an external flash** unit, and then a softbox on the flash to not create hot spots if you need to aim the flash at them if the ceiling (if as expected) is too high to bounce light off of. </p><p></p><p>If a lens purchase, borrow, or rental is out of the question then I would use the 40mm if room allows because of the larger aperture. Then it just leaves you with getting a hold of a flash unit and softbox. </p><p></p><p>This is what I use. However, I am not endorsing any sellers listed below. Just links for examples. </p><p></p><p>Softbox <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lumiquest-LQ-109-Softbox-Lumedyne-Quantum/dp/B001BFZ2OW" target="_blank">Amazon.com: Lumiquest LQ-109 Softbox II for Lumedyne, Quantum & Sunpak 120J: Camera & Photo</a> $42</p><p></p><p>Flash <a href="http://www.nissindigital.com/Di622.html" target="_blank">Nissin Digital Flash: Di622 INTRODUCTION</a> $200</p><p></p><p>35mm Prime <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=606792&gclid=CIjNvve48r0CFchFMgodm3EA0A&Q=&is=USA&A=details" target="_blank">Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens 2183 B&H Photo</a> $200</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the branch I am standing on is about to break and fall. My parting words, you can always rent from borrowlenses.com if any of this mentioned is simply not in the budget. And of course, you can always just make do with what you have assuming you're not being paid for this. </p><p></p><p>**Nikon branded flashes are very expensive and there are quite a number of third party flashes of equivalent power at 1/4 - 1/3 the price. Example: Nissin, Metz, Yogano (killed that last name.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moab Man, post: 296495, member: 11881"] I feel like I'm standing on the distant end of a tree branch while cutting it off in that I will attempt to answer this question. Between the two, and to blindly answer, the 35mm would be my blind answer. Reason is that with the 50mm you will need room to get far enough back depending on the kind of shooting you're doing. The 35mm will work in a smaller area and you can always move closer if you need to tighten the shot, but in a tight area you may not be able to back up with a 50mm. Half way through the tree branch I'm standing on, but hey... why hold back now. I would probably do a 35mm so that you can shoot at a wide open aperture for more light, add an external flash** unit, and then a softbox on the flash to not create hot spots if you need to aim the flash at them if the ceiling (if as expected) is too high to bounce light off of. If a lens purchase, borrow, or rental is out of the question then I would use the 40mm if room allows because of the larger aperture. Then it just leaves you with getting a hold of a flash unit and softbox. This is what I use. However, I am not endorsing any sellers listed below. Just links for examples. Softbox [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Lumiquest-LQ-109-Softbox-Lumedyne-Quantum/dp/B001BFZ2OW"]Amazon.com: Lumiquest LQ-109 Softbox II for Lumedyne, Quantum & Sunpak 120J: Camera & Photo[/URL] $42 Flash [URL="http://www.nissindigital.com/Di622.html"]Nissin Digital Flash: Di622 INTRODUCTION[/URL] $200 35mm Prime [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=606792&gclid=CIjNvve48r0CFchFMgodm3EA0A&Q=&is=USA&A=details"]Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens 2183 B&H Photo[/URL] $200 Anyway, the branch I am standing on is about to break and fall. My parting words, you can always rent from borrowlenses.com if any of this mentioned is simply not in the budget. And of course, you can always just make do with what you have assuming you're not being paid for this. **Nikon branded flashes are very expensive and there are quite a number of third party flashes of equivalent power at 1/4 - 1/3 the price. Example: Nissin, Metz, Yogano (killed that last name.) [/QUOTE]
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