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<blockquote data-quote="gohan2091" data-source="post: 114964" data-attributes="member: 11990">I have a 16-85mm which I wanted to use but it's been in the repair shop for over 2 months now! The 50mm was crucial indoors but to be honest, there were times I couldn't get the shot I wanted because I needed a wider focal length. 50mm sometimes was just not wide enough. If it wasn't for the 50mm, my minimum focal length would be 70mm and I wouldn't be able to take most of those ceremony indoor shots (with the blue wall) as I wouldn't be able to back up enough. Around 1/3 of the 50mm shots were out of focus so it's a good job I had a large selection to pick from. I agree, the backgrounds are a bit busy. There wasn't much I could do inside the ceremony room. I did shoot at f2 most of the time and the backgrounds were still in good focus. This is likely because I had to be about 10-15 feet back fit them in view. With the Tamron it's a slow lens but I can produce a shallow depth at field because it's a telephoto lens but I didn't want to pass 150mm as it would compress the subjects too much. If I was to repeat the day again, I'm not sure what I would do different. I think one of my weak points is composition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gohan2091, post: 114964, member: 11990"] I have a 16-85mm which I wanted to use but it's been in the repair shop for over 2 months now! The 50mm was crucial indoors but to be honest, there were times I couldn't get the shot I wanted because I needed a wider focal length. 50mm sometimes was just not wide enough. If it wasn't for the 50mm, my minimum focal length would be 70mm and I wouldn't be able to take most of those ceremony indoor shots (with the blue wall) as I wouldn't be able to back up enough. Around 1/3 of the 50mm shots were out of focus so it's a good job I had a large selection to pick from. I agree, the backgrounds are a bit busy. There wasn't much I could do inside the ceremony room. I did shoot at f2 most of the time and the backgrounds were still in good focus. This is likely because I had to be about 10-15 feet back fit them in view. With the Tamron it's a slow lens but I can produce a shallow depth at field because it's a telephoto lens but I didn't want to pass 150mm as it would compress the subjects too much. If I was to repeat the day again, I'm not sure what I would do different. I think one of my weak points is composition. [/QUOTE]

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