General purpose, wedding, portret lens for 1.6 crop body!

[Maleko]

I use it for weddings all the time on my 50D 1.6 crop, never a major problem, just take another step back or two :P The quality of the lens wins it over by a miel for me, despite it being that little bit longer, but not long enough to say its a pain at all!

[djdalibor]

I'm sure that is great lens but it's little of my budget.

[Maleko]

Go with the 15-85mm, has a very nice focal range


Unless someone has other ideas.

[djdalibor]

I will wait for 15-85 review.

[Sean Setters]

Honestly, I'm not sure if the 24-105 f/4's maximum aperture is wide enough for a wedding lens. I own the 70-200 f/2.8 IS and the 17-55 f/2.8 IS, and found myself wishing I had an even wider aperture when I was shooting my last wedding. To that end I purchased a 50mm f/1.4 for my main body and a 35mm f/2 for my second. Receptions are notoriously dark, and the widest aperture you can get will likely help.

[Maleko]

Honestly, I'm not sure if the 24-105 f/4's maximum aperture is wide enough for a wedding lens. I own the 70-200 f/2.8 IS and the 17-55 f/2.8 IS, and found myself wishing I had an even wider aperture when I was shooting my last wedding. To that end I purchased a 50mm f/1.4 for my main body and a 35mm f/2 for my second. Receptions are notoriously dark, and the widest aperture you can get will likely help.
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To be fair, I myself have done many weddings with that lens without a problem, and also has my mate who makes a living from it - hence one of the reasons I got the 24-105. Also, the 24-70 (for example) just isn't long enough.Each to their own though!

[Daniel Browning]

EF-S 17-55 IS USM is great lens, but now there is EF-S 15-85 IS USM.


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I suggest the 17-55 f/2.8 IS. It is faster, and that can come in very useful at a wedding. But it wont be long enough to cover the telephoto shots you need.


If you can make do without I.S., you might consider the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 instead. It's less than half the price of the Canon, but still very, very good. That would leave you with money for a dedicated telephoto.

Honestly, I'm not sure if the 24-105 f/4's maximum aperture is wide enough for a wedding lens.

For my style, I agree. Especially for APS-C. Personally, I shoot weddings with primes only; mostly f/1.4. If I can't get any soft flash (e.g. bounce), then I'll do as much available light as I can before switching to the off-camera flash. On my 5D2 that means ISO 6400 and f/1.4, which is common for a lot of receptions.

24 on 1.6 crop (38.4)


Is it long for weddings, and general purpose?

For me: yes. I like to have at least 17mm on crop. But everyone is different. Canon sells a lot of 28-135 lenses in kits with their APS-C cameras, and I think that's because many people like the 45mm-equivalent angle of view. Personally, I find it too limiting.

[djdalibor]

I know local photographer that do weddings with Nikor 18-135 3.5-5.6 all the time!?