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Wedding Photo Kits for Nikon and Canon | What’s In Your Bag?
Not too long ago, the two main options when it came to professional photography were Canon or Nikon, but in today’s environment photographers have a host of other options to choose from including Fuji, Sony, and even Olympus. That said, while there are many other options when it comes to selecting a system, Canon and Nikon remain prevalent for wedding photography.
As a wedding photographer, a few of the main reasons I chose Nikon for the base of my system was: the rugged nature of their cameras, the third-party support and the access to Nikon’s excellent line of lenses; the latter I feel is the argument for choosing any system. Over the last year, I have forgone all of my Nikkor glass for the offerings of Tamron, my D750 still remains the workhorse of my kit.
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Nikon Wedding Kit
- Nikon D750
- Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
- Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro
- Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2
- Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2
- Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
In a Mango Street-like fashion Phil and Sara of PS Photo Stuff quickly go over their equipment they why they chose to invest in a Canon-based system in their latest video. The duo also shares a few other things you may want to bring when shooting a 10+ hour wedding.
Canon Wedding Kit
- Canon 5D Mark IV
- Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
- Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
- Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
- Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
Though some of the suggestions the duo share can be a bit facetious, it does point fun of some of the traditions that have become prevalent in some circles in an entertaining way.
Nikon D800e is still my work horse. But like like you I’ve really been trading all of my Nikkor glass in for Tamron. My current bag.
10.5 fisheye Nikkor
35mm Nikkor
50 1.4 Nikkor
70-200 Tamron G2
SP 90 Tamron
And trading in now for the Tamron 15-30 and 24-70 G2.
The Tamron 15-30 is magic
Like you Justin, I’m using Nikon for my wedding loadout plus one killer Tamron lens in there for good measure…
2x D750s
24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor
70-200 F2.8G ED VRII Nikkor
35mm f/1.4G Nikkor
105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR Micro-Nikkor
15-30mm f/2.8 Tamron DI VC USD
Formerly I had Canons in my bag, but haven’t looked back since moving to Sony. The Canon/Nikon days are over.
I used to use Sony before the had fleshed out the line of lenses. Part of me wants to make the switch back