Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last night, my nephew asked us to photograph his "at home" wedding next weekend. It is to be outdoors at 5:00 PM in sunny Southern California. There will be about 50 people in attendance, with an indoor cocktail and dinner reception afterwards. While I have photographed many activities and occasions over the past 50 years that I've been serious about making photographs, neither my wife nor I have never done a complete wedding before and we would like to gather some wisdom from the LUG about what's best to do and use. We have available for our use both my Leica M and R systems, as well as my spouse's Nikon D and F systems. Both the bride and groom do not want what they call "traditional wedding" photography, hence they have asked their aunt and uncle to do the honors. We're not apprehensive, just conscientious and want to do our research beforehand so that we're well prepared. Of course, we will do set ups and are not as concerned about how and what on those; we're more concerned about the candids during the ceremony, so: 1. Should we opt for manual wind, no mirror Ms to be as quite as possible? 2. If so, is a 35/75 lens mix ideal, or is some other combo the sweetest choice? 3. Is it best to shoot color negative and if so, what? We're E100G and Tri-X (now T400CN) devotees... 4. What about digital? 5. Any there any really important tips, tricks or traps to keep in mind? It's good to be stretching the limits of one's capabilities at the tender age of 65! TIA for any advice or pointers. Len --