Reply #5 - July 16, 2011, 09:37:16 AM
Oh, okay, that makes sense.
I would guess what you're reading is the lenses in the 50-135mm range are generally "portrait" lenses. Basically you're looking for something that doesn't distort much.
It is nice to have something wide in a pinch though. I have a 12-24mm lens after getting stuck in an elevator with the groom and groomsmen on the way downstairs and not being able to get the shot I wanted with the 17-40mm I had borrowed. Still liked the shot at 17mm, but would have been even better wide. But then, I guess it wasn't really a portrait.
First wedding I took the 12-24 it saved me when a really big bridal party wanted to be shot together in a church not long enough to allow me back far enough. I then proceeded to leave the lens on the pew and forget to pick it back up. Fortunately it was still there hours later after the reception when I came back.
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