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<blockquote data-quote="gqtuazon" data-source="post: 80876" data-attributes="member: 6573">Sourav - based on your experience with wedding photography or events, which focal length do you often use with your zoom lenses? How much is your budget?For wedding photographers, the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 is usually the bread and butter. It minimizes the time in changing lenses during the ceremony compared to using prime lenses. For your D7000, I think you can get rid most of your zooms and just get the Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 DX lens. If the price is too high, consider a used lens which normally cost around $900 - $950 for that lens.The Nikon 28mm f1.8G or the 35mm f1.8G DX lens are also great options as an alternative.The Tokina 11-16mm f2.8, although a very good and sharp lens, is not recommended when taking group shots due to heavy distortion. People's faces looks wider on either sides and elongated in the middle. It is great for landscape shots but not with buildings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gqtuazon, post: 80876, member: 6573"] Sourav - based on your experience with wedding photography or events, which focal length do you often use with your zoom lenses? How much is your budget? For wedding photographers, the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 is usually the bread and butter. It minimizes the time in changing lenses during the ceremony compared to using prime lenses. For your D7000, I think you can get rid most of your zooms and just get the Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 DX lens. If the price is too high, consider a used lens which normally cost around $900 - $950 for that lens. The Nikon 28mm f1.8G or the 35mm f1.8G DX lens are also great options as an alternative. The Tokina 11-16mm f2.8, although a very good and sharp lens, is not recommended when taking group shots due to heavy distortion. People's faces looks wider on either sides and elongated in the middle. It is great for landscape shots but not with buildings. [/QUOTE]

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