Lenses for Wedding Photography With Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras

Dpreview wedding lens thread dated Jan 10, 2007

Link to the thread here.

First, it's important to understand the advantages and trade-offs with each lens, as explained here.

Lenses mentioned:

  • Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM - fast prime lens for shallow depth of field
  • Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM - a favorite general zoom lens, just a little short at the tele end. For example, this pro says that the EF-S 17-55mm is used for 70% of his shots.
  • Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM - another favorite general zoom lens which works well on full-frame Canon cameras, but with no Image Stabilization
  • Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM - yet another favorite, especially on full-frame cameras, offering a large zoom range with Image Stabilization. Read this post for more information.
  • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM - these telephoto zoom lenses are great for tight portraits or shooting far-away subjects; more information in this post.