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I have used the 70-200mm 2.8 for several events for hours at a time and I am comfortable using it.
I will use the 14-24mm for establishing shots. I have used it for wide group shots, but I am not doing that for this venture.
I am happy with the pictures I have taken wide open with the 1.2s. I don’t think that will be a problem
Thank you so much! That helps a lot.
I don’t have many options for the part of the parade that happens after sunset. I just went to the site at the time I am supposed to shoot and it was very dark. Hardly any light. No street lights, just some Christmas lights wrapped around some trees.
I am going to go much earlier to capture as much as I can when there is available light.
I saw similar events from the paper and they were all earlier in the day.
I won’t provide previews. I just have a deadline, which I can easily meet.
They are on site, so it is a great idea to tell them I have finished and if they want anything more.
They did say they want close ups of people, but they did not say anyone specific. Just people I find interesting. That is one of my strengths.
There is some Christmas lighting over the road. I am going to visit the site tonight to see how much. There will be cars on the road, so I can test on them. If I can do them, I can do the parade :)
I have a light meter I will use.
I do have a flash and have used it before. I have a Magmod diffuser I will use.
A small local paper. I have volunteered for local events for free. They are going to pay a token amount ($50), but I would have done it for free.
They don’t have any expectations other than the photos I have done before for events. I don’t think they have high expectations, though.
Interesting. Some people are saying use the 1.2s wide open.
I added that the wide lens is a 14-24mm 2.8 Sigma with an FTZ converter.
You think it will be too dark for the 70-200mm 2.8?
1/125 sounds reasonable. I can hand hold that easily enough and is slow enough to gather light. I will try that tonight when I test the event site. Thanks.