[chalkie7]

Hi guys...this sunday I've agreed to take some shots for friends at their youngest son's christening. This is not a paid gig, I'm just taking the camera along as a guest.

I'm not entirely comfortable with flash photography in general, so I'm asking you good people for any tips you may have for the indoor church shots. I'll be using the 5d mkII with a canon 24-70mm f2.8 and a speedlite 580ex mkII. My gut instinct was to use AV mode, but having done a little reading, this may not give the best results as best use is made of the available light to expose the whole scene and could result in slow shutter speeds (too low for hand-held). Any suggestions on the best way to approach this would be appreciated. Cheers, Mark

PS:- if the lighting is really bad, should I consider the 50mm f1.8?