The old switcheroo

[harrysixtie7]

I was contacted recently to do a July 4th party for a family at a local park. We met at the location and walked around to get a feel when the wife pulls me aside and reveals that the party is a spoof. A wild goose chase to get her husband in the Columbia,SC area for a surprise 50th bday party. So for me this is a substantial location change. It is going from an outdoor well lit shelter during the day, to an indoor banquet room at night. Im nervous about shooting it now, I dont know if my 50mm 1.8 and 55-200 VR will capture enough light to make the shots they want. Should I give it a try anyways, or tell the lady I cant help them anymore? I do plan on picking up a sb-400 for my D70 between now and July. There are just so many things to consider now, I have just begun putting my name out on the market and my gear, budget and experience are very limited.

the 55-200VR is horse apples in bad light... sorry, but it is. Consider getting a fast lens on top of the SB400.

I do say 'go for it' though.

~Eric

[harrysixtie7]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

the 55-200VR is horse apples in bad light... sorry, but it is. Consider getting a fast lens on top of the SB400.

I do say 'go for it' though.

~Eric

I assumed the 55-200 wouldnt do too well for this situation, I just bought it friday and hadnt fully tried it out. Hopefully my 50mm will get me what I want.

Originally Posted by harrysixtie7

I assumed the 55-200 wouldnt do too well for this situation, I just bought it friday and hadnt fully tried it out. Hopefully my 50mm will get me what I want.

Yea, it might. For something that is fast moving like a party though, you really might help yourself with some sort of medium zoom lens, such as a 20-80ish range...

My $.02

~Eric

[Mr Guy]

Depending on what you're charging them, a week's rental for a fast zoom may be well worth it. I've heard nothing but good things about: http://www.cameralensrentals.com/shop/

Can you bump the price you're charging by $100 and add in ten days of a 70-200mm f/2.8? (To give yourself enough time to familiarize yourself before hand as well)

Originally Posted by Mr Guy

Can you bump the price you're charging by $100 and add in ten days of a 70-200mm f/2.8? (To give yourself enough time to familiarize yourself before hand as well)

70-200 2.8 VR... *Drool*

[Mr Guy]

Oh, and absolutely, positively DO get a flash and familiarize yourself with it and with Plant Neil to give yourself so much more options to work with.

Originally Posted by Mr Guy

Oh, and absolutely, positively DO get a flash and familiarize yourself with it and with Plant Neil to give yourself so much more options to work with.

He did say he was getting a SB-400...

Get a diffuser to go with it... best $20 you'll ever spend.

[harrysixtie7]

I dont think they would up the price for the lens rental, that would be awesome to have an excuse to tinker with some fast glass though. The defuser is obviously a must, so I will be picking up one of those. A lens of 2.8/f would be nice, but im not quite ready to dump that much money into my game yet. Im not charging the family much being this is my first attempt at a party.