What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

You can rent from somewhere like The Pro Centre. I’d get a Nikon 24-70 2.8 and a 70-200 2.8 but may be overkill.

I've got a Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2 coming from eBay. Supposedly 4 stops vibration reduction. Everything else will be done with primes.

Personally I'd do either zooms or primes (assuming you only have one body) otherwise it would be constant mindfuck - do I swap zoom-to-prime or not - which will make you miss shots.
I'd ideally use a proper f2.8 / 80-200mm, and have some sort of second camera / body with something like a 35mm as well and just go with that.
My experience with weddings is that you'd rather actually get that shot, that moment, even if the focal length wasn't perfect and you actually will crop heavily from a wide angle shot or you could have made it a tad better with the fast prime at 1.8 but didn't as you used the zoom at 3.5 - fuck it, seriously, the people won't care, they're not photo nerds.

I just made a book for people whose wedding ceremony I shot last year and I used a lot of b&w film shots in it that I basically did just for fun / for myself with a point and shoot on HP5 - even used one of these for the cover of the book actually, and they fucking love it.

But why? I understand if you're only doing one type of photography, but different things need different lenses?

For me personally,
object is mostly static - prime
object is moving or I can't control the distance between me and object- zoom

Unless you've got a bag full of 30 primes, you're going to need a zoom at some point

I have me shooting a Nikon Df with Tamron 24-70 2.8 and my wife shooting candid shots on the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and a wide ish prime (14 or 20mm maybe)

I was thinking about hiring another full frame Nikon for a 50mm prime and swap between the two.

Any recommendations on where to hire a nice FX Nikon in Edinburgh or Dundee?

@mi7rennie and @NurseHolliday
I edited / added to my post while you were replying so this might make more sense now

Sorry I didn't even follow the thread and didn't realise we were talking specifically about weddings.

I thought you were saying in general pick primes or zooms

Ok, thanks guys, I'll basically be using the zoom for the ceremony so I'm not too intrusive almost everything else I'll shoot with my primes.

so I'm not too intrusive

Just f8 and be there!

What's the go to LFGSS compact camera for when out and about riding? Giving serious thought to downsizing from my X-Pro2 to pocket some cash and get a compact. Picture quality, especially in low light is preferable.

Ricoh GR2

Sony RX100 whichever model you can afford (think it's the III which adds a viewfinder).

iPhone

got a ricoh GR that is perfect for this for sale if you want

@platypus Which version?

This one, £300 boxed

http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/compacts/ricoh-gr-review

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Oooo... That's tempting. Would ideally get something that covers 35mm focal length. What's the choices? X100? Which ones?

The converter in the GR isn’t bad, X70 as well.

the GR is pretty damn close to 35, you don't notice it

I finally got the X-Pro2. It's heavier than I expected and the menu is weird but the photos it takes are phenomenal! I'm really excited about this one.

Also I'm parting with RX100 accessories, as I don't have the M3 anymore.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/317582/

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such a nice camera, love the design..
..that grip looks a bit shit though, is that an original one from fuji or a knockoff?

It says MHG-XPRO2 on the bottom right, so I suppose it's original.
I like it since it adds a bit more grip to the camera, which isn't exactly a lightweight. Makes it easier to shoot one-handed.

And it gives you the (can't remember it's name) tripod mounting option - the one that's not screwing a plate on the bottom each time.

= I bought the grip when I bought the camera.