Re: [Leica] Leicas and wedding

[Jack Gottlob <sam@injersey.com>]

Fantoni, Ernesto wrote:
> 
> LUGers,
> 
> at her third request, I said yes to a friend of mine asking for shooting
> at her wedding on Saturday 21st February. I still don't know why, since
> the last wedding I shot at was in May, 1974.
> I asked for Guido "Darkness" Ridoli's help (we've became good friends
> since the early times of my subscription to the LUG) and he'll be at my
> side, but we feel (and are!) both rookies (albeit not for our age).
> We'll both be "side" photographers, since the main one  will shoot with
> Contax/Zeiss, flash, umbrellas, etc. We think to work with our M system
> in available darkess (a must, being Guido with me).
> This is the complete arsenal we can use:
> 2 M6
> 2 M5
> 1 M2
> 1 M3
> 1 M4P
> 1 MDA
> 1 M winder
> 1 Elmarit 21
> 2 Summicron 35 ASPH
> 1 Summicron 50
> 1 Noctilux
> 1 Summilux 75
> 1 Elmarit 90 2.8
> 1 Summicron 90
> 2 LunaPro SBC with spot attachment
> 2 tripods + 1 monopod + Leica mini tripod
> We also have:
> 1 Leicaflex SL with 28-50-90
> 1 Nikon F3+MD4 with 20 and 180 + flash SB24
> In short:please give us some advice!!
> This is probably going to be the wedding with the highest rate of Leicas
> in the world:we don't want to fail!
> Particularly we need help for:which film to use (she wants only prints,
> mainly color, but B&W is allowed). We'll shoot in the church, during the
> ceremony (artificial light) and outside (sunlight).
> Topic moments to shoot at.
> Which camera/lenses:since we have access to many bodies is this an
> advantage or is it easier to get confused?
> Location in the church (we think to go in the church some days before to
> look at the lights and make some trial)
> Any tip which can help us to "get the cake" will be apreciated.
> 
> Thanks for your patience and sorry for the long post.
> 
> Ernesto and GuidoAs far as film is concerned, Kodak VPS (ASA 160) is the work horse of the 
wedding photographer.  Catching up quickly is Fuji 160, Kodak PMC (400), 
and Fuji 400.  The new 400 films show the same grain as the old 100 film 
and all are balanced for skin tones.  Equipment? Take what you are 
comfortable with.  I usually use MF for the portraits, (with umbrella 
lighting), and 35 slr with a 35-70 zoom for the candids. 
Hope this helps.
Jack