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I'm shooting a wedding for a friend and all I have is the default lens for my Canon 450d, which is an 18-55mm IS lens.

Anyone have any suggestions to what kind of lens I should consider getting for shooting a wedding? It'll be both indoor and outdoor. I'd appreciate any suggestions for flash units too.

Picture unrelated but it was taken with the camera and lens that I currently have.
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>> Anonymous
How long have you been doing photography? You're probably fucked.
>> Anonymous
Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS, 70-200mm f/2.8 IS, 580EX II. Rent them.
>> Anonymous
>>283678
Well, it's a low pressure situation non paid, so this is really just for fun.

>>283679
I didn't consider renting. I'll see if the store near me rents those.
>> Anonymous
>>283707

How is he going to use a lightsphere if he doesn't have a hotshoe flash?
>> Anonymous
>>283707
GTFO Ken.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>283694
The 17-55 is a million times better in terms of image quality and it does 2.8 for nice blurred backgrounds when aren't using flash.
>> Anonymous
>>283708How is he going to use a lightsphere if he doesn't have a hotshoe flash?

He could rent one too. Or he can buy one from some of the useful store links I have on my web page and I am totally not sponsored by any of them.

I'd get it here, here or here.
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>>283714
You would think so, wouldn't you?
Actually, it's only marginally better. I've used both rather extensively, and while it is better when you need the two stops at the long end, that's pretty much it for the "better" part [the rest of the better part is: slightly better contrast, slightly better image stabilization in terms of smoothness of initiation, better build]. If you're paying full retail, I personally couldn't justify unless I _knew_ I was going to be sticking with an APS-C Canon for the next decade.
>> Anonymous
>>283694
f/2.8
>> Anonymous
>>283731

obvious poorfag
>> Anonymous
>>283733

Obvious elitist snobby richfag

-another obvious poorfag
>> Anonymous
on a cropped sensor that about a 24-70. unless you have a second body to put a longer lens on futzing with changing lenses is almost not worth it. a longer lens would be nice. know anyone with something like a 70-200 that they would let you borrow? the 200 would be more than you would need but the canon 70-200 is a great lens.