I have a canon rebel xt camera,what would be a good lens for wedding photography?

Answer 1

I always wonder when people ask this kind of question. Maybe you are an extremely skilled and experienced photographer, in which case you should have some idea of the focal lengths and speed you need. Just having a digital SLR does not make a wedding photographer. The industry is overrun with folks who got their dSLR last month and are advertising to shoot weddings next week. The lens is important, but other factors are so much more important.
Hopefully, you are experienced and are not planning on using someone's wedding day as a trial run.

Your Canon Rebel has a crop factor, so you will need a wide angle zoom and a moderate tele zoom at f/2.8, or a selection of primes to cover the same area. Of course, you have a backup camera body and flash. Bracket. Diffusers. Synch cords. Batteries. Several gigs memory. And you shoot RAW. Photoshop. Fast computer. Good luck.

Answer 2

If money isn't an object, I would take a Canon 24-70L and a Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS. Both are razor sharp and both are very fast (f2.8). Since you are ashooting with a Rebel XT you are probably on some sort of budget, I would go with the Tamron 28-75 f2.8. It will run approx $379 and is every bit as tack sharp as the Canon 24-70 at a third of the price. If you need more range, I would opt for the 70-300 IS at about $650. It is not as fast as you really need but with the IS you can shoot at slower shutter speeds with out losing sharpness. The Xt has improved the imager so you can shoot at 800 or higher ISO and still get a decent shot. I own all of the lenses I mentioned and they all are excellent.

Wedding photography can be very difficult, you have little or no control of many aspects of the shoot. Lighting being the main one. Please do a lot of research and shoot a lot of pictures before you attempt to get paid to capture a once in a lifetime event. It is VERY important to the couple and they expect and should get a professional product. As others have said the world is overrun with people who bought a nice camera at best buy and calling themselves photographers. If you don't have a VERY good grasp on shooting in difficult lighting situations and have adequate equipment (backups of everything including camera bodies), pleae start small and work your way up.

Answer 3

the 70-200 f2.8 would be excellent to use as I am also taking some weddings this year (my first) best recommended. The f2.8 lets you shoot in lower light and slower shutter speed which you will need indoors. plus you won't have to worry about having to change lenses constantly to get the look you want. Price ranges around $1100 though but you won't regret it

Answer 4

A 35-90mm zoom would be good, the faster aperture the better for low light. A higher power usually results is fuzzy pics because it is a little difficult to keep steady, and you can cut out an interesting background.

Answer 5

30 to 70mm zoom, the 30 is good for wide shots and 70mm is considered the perfect portrait lens, and you have everything in between for perfect framing of every shot, and no changing lenses, just zoom!