Any concert photographers here??

dickelfan

Senior Member
I got a photo pass to shoot at the 311 show in Houston next Friday. I'll be shooting with my nikon d7000, since I don't want to rent a full frame camera. I will however rent a prime lens for the event. Which would you think would be best the 24-70 or 70-200 nikon??
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
I got a photo pass to shoot at the 311 show in Houston next Friday. I'll be shooting with my nikon d7000, since I don't want to rent a full frame camera. I will however rent a prime lens for the event. Which would you think would be best the 24-70 or 70-200 nikon??
I'm not a concert photographer but I have shot some concerts and of those two I'd want a 70-200mm f/2.8 personally.
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singlerosa_RIP

Senior Member
Not to be a Dickle, but those are zooms. :) It depends on if you want to shoot wide or tight. If you want to capture the whole band or several musicians in one frame, the 24-70, if you want to get close (guitar player with guitar), you'll need the 70-200. Plus, in potential low light situations, the VR on the 70-200 might come in handy.
 

carguy

Senior Member
Not to be a Dickle, but those are zooms. :) It depends on if you want to shoot wide or tight. If you want to capture the whole band or several musicians in one frame, the 24-70, if you want to get close (guitar player with guitar), you'll need the 70-200. Plus, in potential low light situations, the VR on the 70-200 might come in handy.
Correct, you mentioned zooms in your OP.

I shoot shows with a D7100. I use a 70-200 f2.8 primarily and have used a 17-50mm f2.8 as well. Last night I used my 35mm 1.8G instead of the 17-50, I'll be going through those images later today.

I'd rent a 70-200mm f2.8 VR/VC for sure.

I'd take the Tokina 11-16 2.8 and Nikon 35mm 1.8 that you have in your sig. Should be all set with that :)


 

singlerosa_RIP

Senior Member
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I agree with Joe. You have lenses that cover the 24-70 range (more or less). Wide shots are cool. I've shot with the Tokina and Nikon 17-55 on my D7000 at a few events and got some fun pics. Most of my recent concert stuff is FX with the 24-70 and 70-200 with some ultra wide thrown in with the 14-24. Photos shot with the 70-200 tend to be my favorites. You can get closer to the emotion with a tele, but you're further from the totality of the situation. Although, there's always cropping. :)
 
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dickelfan

Senior Member
Appreciate the input....I'll be taking the Tokina for wide shots, the 35, and will rent the 70-200 2.8, hopefully I can get a few good shots, only have 3 songs.
 

john*thomas

Senior Member
Get the 2.8's. LOL. I have a Tamron 70-200 2.8 on the way but it did me little good yesterday. I never expected to get this close and I only had my Sigma 18-250 3.5-6.3. This was at the local Homecoming and I had just planned on walking around taking pics of this and that. As things sometimes happen, I got right up to the stage when the Marshall Tucker Band was playing. All things considered the pics turned out O.K. but I wish my new lens was here.

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