Paul,
Of course everyone has his own ideas on what to use in this kind of
situation, but I would choose lenses slightly differently.
I would take a zoom lens, probably the manual 35-70, as a standard on
my prime camera. Zooming is more practical than changing lenses and
much faster - which you will appreciate when you want to shoot about
18 rolls of film during this wedding.
BTW, that is 700 shots, so when the whole session takes 4 hours you
will have to take 3 pictures per minute.... continuously! Quite a
challenge, for photographer and equipment alike.
I would keep my second camera ready with the 100mm lens, for
portrait-like shots.
One wide angle lens, 28 or 24, would be nice for frames which you
cannot take with 35mm - but I doubt if you will use them. Maybe for
that odd shot outside, or a picture of the _whole_ dinner table?
About the flash: don't forget to bring spare C batteries as well - you
will need them if you want to have prolonged benefit from the fast
recycling bounce grip.
A Quantum Turbo for power would be even better. I don't know if the
bounce grip will let you take up to 3 pics per minute.
When using slave triggers, you must be absolutely sure that no one
else present will use a camera too - or you will have a problem.
Your ideas on the use of them are right: TTL will only apply for the
flash wired to your camera, and the slaves will give full output (if
they can keep up with your paces).
The Stofen is indeed available for the T-32. The zoom head extension
may do a good job when you have your 100mm lens mounted...
I know next to nothing about filters - almost never using one but the
odd polarizer... but I am sure others will share their expertise on
that one.
Just my 2¢...
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:23:36 EDT, ZuikoholicRI@xxxxxxx wrote:
>OK, my sister is getting (re-)married in December. It's going to be a small
>wedding (20-25 people), so naturally she couldn't see hiring a professional
>photographer, she asked me to do it. I've never shot a wedding of any type
>before, so of course I have a million questions.
>
>Equipment: The wedding is going to be held in a restaurant-type location
>which apparently is fairly dark (wood walls, floors, and ceilings). It's in
>Ohio, so I won't be able to see the place until the wedding (I may get a
>chance to check things out the day before, but that's about it). I'll be
>traveling by air, so I'll have some restrictions as to how much I can take.
>This is what I have available:
>
>OM-4, OM-2S, OM-2n, OM-1n, and OM-1 bodies
>
>24/2, 28/2.8, 50/1.4, 50/1.8, 100/2, 200/4, 300/4.5, 28-48/4, 35-70/4,
>35-70/4AF, 100-200/5 and 65-200/4 Zuikos
>
>(2) T20's, T32, Viv 283 flashes
>
>(2) Winder 2's, Bounce Grip 2, Slik U212 Tripod
>
>I'm assuming pretty much all my shots will have to be done with flash.
>Depending on the weather I may try and do some outdoor stuff of the bride
>before the wedding (the wedding is at 6PM). What I was thinking was to bring
>the OM-4 and OM-2S, since both do TTL flash. The OM-2n was an e-Bay purchase,
>and the (manual) meter is off by one stop, so I don't really trust it (it
>will be going to John H. soon for a CLA). If I have room I might sneak in one
>of the OM-1s, as some extra insurance.
>
>For lenses I was thinking the 24/2, 50/1.4, and 100/2 should be sufficient. I
>doubt I will need anything longer than the 100, and the combo provides plenty
>of speed. I might throw in the 28/2.8 as well, since it is so small and the
>24 may be too wide in some situations. Another possibility would be to
>include the 28-48/4. The zoom range is rather small, but useful, and I have
>found this lens useful in the past shooting indoors with flash.
>
>Oh, there's the F word. Flash. The T32 with the BG2 will probably sit on the
>OM-2S and winder and be my main rig. It doesn't sound like bounce flash will
>be an option, so I'll probably need some sort of diffuser. I was thinking
>either try to make something myself, or just pick up a Stofen Omnibounce
>(they still make those for the T32, don't they?). Any thoughts here would be
>most welcome. I was also thinking of getting one or two slave triggers for
>the T20's or the 283. How well do those things work when combined with a TTL
>controlled flash? I presume if they are just providing background fill, or
>hair lights, that they wont have a significant impact on the overall
>exposure? I have the zoom head and color filter set for the T32, but I don't
>see much application for those. Agreed?
>
>Now for the another F word - film. I'm guessing that with some sort of
>diffuser on the T32 I will lose at least a stop of light, probably closer to
>two. I'm figuring I'll want 400 speed film for most of my shots, correct? Any
>suggestions? Most of my experience with color negative film has been with
>Kodak and Fuji consumer stuff. I'd prefer to use something of a bit higher
>quality for this event. I have enough time to shoot a roll or two of a few
>different types to figure out what I like, but any suggestions to help narrow
>things down would be helpful. I might want to try shooting a little B&W as
>well. I was thinking of ordering my film from B&H and having it shipped
>directly to the groom's place (the groom is the one who lives in Ohio, not my
>sister). It will save the film from at least one round of airport x-rays.
>
>Finally the last F word - filters. I don't think I'll need anything, really.
>I may bring some Cokin special affects filters for fun, but that's about it.
>Am I missing something?
>
>So this is what I'm figuring on taking:
>
>OM-2S, OM-4, Winder 2
>BG2, T32, diffuser, both T20s
>at least one slave trigger
>spare TTL cords
>T20 flash extender
>T20 TTL connector
>24/2, 28-48/4, 50/1.4, 100/2
>spare 357s
>lots of AAs
>10-12 rolls of 400 speed color neg.
>2-4 rolls 100 speed color neg. (if I get to do some outdoor stuff)
>2-4 rolls B&W (Tri-X? T-Max?)
>
>I'm not sure if I want to lug the tripod. I suppose I probably should,
>though. Without it I probably won't get in any of the pictures!
>
>Sorry for the length of this post. Any input is more than welcome!
>
>Paul Schings
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