My Current Sony Lenses and Camera For Wedding Photography

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Don't remember if I mentioned in the video, but the Sony A7RV also hits a lot of boxes for my work outside of weddings, which is another decision point. Would love to see an A9III with a fully articulating screen some day.

[@danielmainlandphotography]

I came to Sony for the 35-150mm I love it!

[@gagneprodronephotography4351]

Just picked up my Tamron 35-150 so excited to use it

[@hasnainabbas5725]

You forget the biggest advantage for a7RV, the crop mode, while still shooting at 26 MP, if you choose crop mode, you still get 26MP taking tamron 35-150mm to 225mm lens, so essentially you get 35mm-225mm range in one lens, mind blown.!! This is the best feature you can get, in A7IV you only get 14 MP in crop mode.

[@Meth0z]

Wouldn't crop mode make the 35 end become actually 52mm tho? Also.. doesn't crop mode makes also aperture close down? Like.. i use Nikon and whenever I use a DX lens(crop sensor lens) on my FX camera (full frame) i get the extra distance conversion but also my 1.8 aperture becomes 2.8.. as measured by how much light comes in..

[@ArsenijeRadenovic]

@@Meth0z well you are in ff mode for 35mm and if you need more reach you just press the button and switch to crop mode on the longer end. You don't loose light, the amount of light hitting the sensor is the same. Imagine taking a photo at 100mm and afterwards cropping in Lightroom for x1.5. That is what are you doing in camera when you go to the crop mode...

[@TheVisualVanguard]

Hey Hasnain, do you have personal experience with this setup? I was interested in do exactly what you described but I assumed that will shooting medium raw (26mp) that entering into crop mode would drop the cropped image quality down. Are you saying that the camera will automatically retain the 26mp while going from medium raw to medium raw + apsc crop?

[@hasnainabbas5725]

@@TheVisualVanguard hi Cameron, I do not have experience with this setup, but I would love to have it, I have a7iv and I use the crop mode alot to that extra reach, whether I am on 24-70mm or 85mm, but honestly I don't see any difference in image quality, even the a7iv crop mode gives me 14 MP only, if you pixel peep, you might see the difference but again its negligible, but on a7rv your getting 26 MP full frame and 26 MP crop mode as well, this would be my dream combo but my pockets are abit dry at the moment. So may be next year.😊 hope that helps.

[@kylarschilz]

Taylor I love your photos and so does my wife. I do more landscape and she does more photos of people and sports. I love the tips you give it has made her less anxious when she has a shoot coming up

[@808islandlife_HI]

“ . . . It understands humans on an entirely new level . . . “ Skynet has become self-aware 😮

[@cmelkoman]

To buy a7r5 with tamron 35-150 and 20mm 1.8, or a7iv with 24-70gm2 and 70-200gm2? I heard sony gm lenses have superior autofocus (xd linear motor) and rarely miss the focus, where 3rd party lenses aren’tthat reliable. What’s your experience with tamron autofocus where you have to be quick to focus and capture the shot and also in low light how it’s responding? Thanks! ❤

[@papsny]

wow just saw your kit and actually have the exact same (other than an additional ad100 and another stella pro reflex s). Great video!

[@ajbid805]

@TaylorJacksonPhoto, but doesn't the A7rv medium and small raw's don't work very well (or at all) in Lightroom yet? I know the Sony a74 small and medium raw's do not work in Capture one for sure. Just wanted you to know in case you weren't aware. But maybe it's not an issue any longer.

[@obscurelines]

Am jumping out of L mount for the tamron.

[@andrewhager6628]

I watched the first 18 seconds of this video SO MANY TIMES to figure out what you said about Paul Rudd. Still stumped.

[@I0nut09]

Hello. I need some advice and I would be interested in your opinion if you had to choose for yourself. I don't know whether to choose Spny a7IV or a7RIV. If you had to choose for yourself, what would you choose? Thank you very much.

[@andybelii]

Good video! Thank you

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

That is super interesting, there's only 1 common lens we use. And 1 common camera. I've never used Tamron... it's tempting

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

14mm only for 2023

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto let's make 5 min challenge with 14mm only

[@kferg3029]

I remember years ago when was starting out in photography I was at good friends studio and his studio amazing Ita massive warehouse with a with broncolor lights etc. I was in his safe room looking at his vast amount of lenses and he shoots both hasselblad and canon and I noticed one thing in that he had 3 canon 24/70 f2.8 lenses and I asked what was with that. His answer that the 24/70 made him more money than any other lens it covers 90% of his studio work excluding Product where he uses the hasselblad system and 70% of his out of studio work so he always takes a backup lens with him as a just in case as he was doing a shoot once in a small town and his assistant dropped the lens and broke it. PS he does not shoot weddings.

[@edoardocatani4324]

Hi Taylor. Im in the process of buying a second camera body. I have an a7s3 but i find myself needing to crop more than a few times. I shoot landscape photos like 90% of the time (also low light stuff/astrophotography), the other 10% is portraits/street. Which camera would you suggest? A7IV or A7RV? Is the a7IV actually better in low light? Any advice would be really appreciated🙏🏼

[@proksalevente]

Low light will be simiilar across all bodies, except in video. That's where the a7s3 comes in and demolishes. If you already have the S3, just get the R5 if you can swing it. If you don't need top level AF and want to save a buck, get the R4. I still use an a7r3 and it was fine to do a wedding on, eye af worked great almost all day, didn't have any ruined moments where AF missed.

[@edoardocatani727]

@@proksalevente thank you for the answer, Levente. The problem with with the a7s3 is that i cant really crop without degrading the image. And also, its two base ISOs are too distant from each other. I know that the a7R V has tiny pixels compared to the a7IV, which results in more noise in low light photos and astrophotography. But it also has massively better evf/screen and some video modes have less rolling shutter. And there is also a huge discount for GM zooms if you purchase any along with the a7R V. I am leaning towards the R V for many reasons. I just cant "quantify" how much the extra noise will be as ive never used a camera with tons of megapixels xD

[@proksalevente]

@@edoardocatani727 actually, I already said it in my comment, but I'll reiterate. If you view both images at the same magnification (downsampling 60 megapixels to 12 and comparing it to the 12 megapixel a7sIII STILL image) you will get the same noise performance, if not better on the higher resolution body. Check DPREVIEW video on the subject matter. On video it's a different story, because of data processing. The R bodies usually switch to low noise gain at 640 ISO.

[@OneRequiem123]

I use the sony version of the Godox V1 and have had it snap off twice...very annoying, and it seems like a common issue shared by many. Had you used the sony version at all and/or experienced the same thing?

[@michaelmajor6595]

Wait, if you're using the A7R5 in 26MP mode than you're cropping in 1.5 you're basically using it as an APSC, aren't you?

[@tombube49]

I shoot weddings with the Sony A7R II and can not imagine that the AF is getting better. It is still very fast for me.

[@commane21]

I have the a7rII and the af is slow as shit. 5 generations behind this one. FIVE.

[@thomasbube3462]

I can shoot moving objects easily. More I don’t need.

[@ronnieabellan9565]

@@thomasbube3462 I've been using the a7III for a few years now, and got a second camera body being a A7R3, I think they are only 1 year apart, with the A73 being newer, but I can tell that there is a dramatic difference in AF speed. Can't wait to upgrade to an A74 from the 3.

[@commane21]

In post, what percentage do you develop from your jpegs vs raw files? Thanks!

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

All raw for weddings

[@jessicaslater4469]

Can the Tamron 35-150 2-2.8 lens mont somehow on a Canon Mark iv? Dream lens, but can afford new camera too.

[@ThisGuy2330]

Picking up the 35-150mm. Going to try it with the Megadap ETZ21. If that doesn't work out, I guess I'll just cry.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Let me know how it goes. If it's well made and can support the weight, I think it should do well.

[@proksalevente]

than just sell your nikon camera and join the dark side, if the adaptor doesn't work.

[@DansHotShots]

careful. I had 3 failed units this month

[@rebeccadeandalicona3283]

What is the benefit of not using the highest possible megapixels? I’m new to this so I would think you’d want to have as much as possible. Also I have a 24-70, 50 1.8 and 35, but have been eyeing the tamron 70-180 for ceremony shots. Do you think the tamron 35-150 would be better for me if I already use the 24-70 a lot? Or does the extra focal length sound better? Also, I never understand why a prime over zoom if the zoom has a continuous aperture. Thank you for these videos!!❤

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Just file size. You shoot a lot of images at weddings. It’s nice to use less cards. (I prefer to never change out cards during a wedding) For me the 35-150 replaces the 24-70 and 70-200. That’s kind of why I enjoy it. It’s heavy tho

[@CarlosTucker-sp4bj]

I have started my career as a wedding photographer and i bought sony a7m3 with kit lens 28-70 f3.5-5.6 and i am planning to buy a new lens because i have some shoots so i am bit confused which lens to purchase price lens 35mm f1.8 or 85mm f1.8 or should I buy tamron 70-180 f2.8 ?

[@juanvaca-ramirez4858]

I want to transition to the mirrors industry. I’m looking at the A7IV or Canon R6 mark ii. Which would you recommend? I’m an event photographer/portrait.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Both are good. Many more lenses available for Sony tho in the 3rd party department

[@guesswho2717]

How much difference in image quality is there between the sony 24-70GM2 vs the tamron 35-150? And at 150mm on the tamron does is it close to how a sony 70-200mm gm2 at 150mm?

[@ronnieabellan9565]

I own sony zeiss 55mm 1.8 and sony 85mm 1.8, and the difference in image quality is negligible, your customer def wont see the difference. I think a lot of people go for sony for the aperature ring and focus button tbh. Sony's lenses are sometimes lighter than the 3rd party too. My friend only buys sony lenses and I cant see the justification. ( have the tamron trinity of zoom lenses, and a sigma 35mm 1.4 too.)

[@reinhardblischke8996]

Just a question for understanding your workflow: Having the Tamron 35-150 (and the FE20G for wider perspective) - why do you still use the 24-70 f2.8 and for wich usecases it is better than the Tamron (I dont get it - me, I would have sold the 24-70 already)?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I don’t have a 24-70. Don’t remember what I said in here about it.

[@reinhardblischke8996]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto 😊No problem, you said: 24-70 f2.8 GMII

[@tylersayre89]

I haven’t seen anyone cover the buffer speed related to hybrid photo/video coverage of a wedding. I’m still on the a7riii and want to upgrade (a7riv/a7rv) ONLY if the new cards allow the switch between taking photos to recording video seamless without having to wait for the photo buffer to clear before being able to record video, change settings, crop mode zoom in/out, etc… any input Taylor?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

The A7IV is good for it. The A7V I have to test more on an actual wedding day

[@mateolanusph]

I have A7iv, and if you shoot compressed raw and 4k with simultaneously recording on both cards, even if you have a cf and a sd, the buffer will clean up when the sd finishes recording. It takes no more than a second, depending the speed of your burst. But sometimes, that second or so, I find it to be a long wait for very important moments. So, If you don’t mind having a backup on the go, I would configure shooting raws in the cf express first (>4x rec speeds for bigger files), and 4k in the sd after. But I do prefer simultaneous recording, so I would go to a7rv that has two cf express cards, abetter buffer, so I can shoot raw in 26mp (enough for me) and 4k 10bit

[@mateolanusph]

Sony has the incredible features to configure custom buttons and dials and many other things independently for photo and video. It took me a day just to sit and set it as I needed it. You can configure a start recording button in photo mode, but you can’t apply changes like picture profile in it. I shoot photo in M mode with no picture profile, and configured the C1 dial for fast switch to video with my main video settings that I use the most, like auto iso, pp8, and even you can set a standard aperture and/or shutter speed you prefer to shoot with. Even custom buttons are an incredibly thing, I found myself configuring the custom one in the lens to start recording in video mode, because it fits better in my ergonomic. It has sooo many things to personalize at your own needs. I just wish switching from photo to video were instantly, but i figured out that if I missed a photo, I can then grab a 4k colorgraded frame (3840px long edge) and edit some texture, focus in Lr, and client didn’t even realized it came from video. NOT IDEAL (even less if you rec

[@tylersayre89]

@@mateolanusph thanks for the reply, it’s fairly quick (even with the a7riii) but that 1-2 seconds seems like forever when the bride is walking down the isle and you need video/photos of her and the grooms reaction haha.

[@proksalevente]

Yeah, the R3 buffer clearing sucks sadly. It seems to be limited at around 1 file / second in uncompressed raw mode.

[@aberevictor5665]

Nice 👌❤️

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

🍕

[@edjela]

Nice video, I'm making my purchase for the V1 today. How many camera batteries do you typically use for a wedding? Saying that is just for photography and not video. And how do you charge them during the wedding? Do you bring with you an external battery powerful enough to charge the sony batteries?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

For the godox? Depends how much you use it. For my manual 1/32ish maybe 1/8th power coverage that I usually do reception only. A single battery would honestly last me like 5 or 8 weddings. I charge it every wedding tho

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I should also mention that the charger is very annoying for it. I find that you have to plug it into the wall with a regular old usb brick (not a usbc brick or anything more powerful)

[@edjela]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto not the godox battery I meant the sony camera battery. How many sony batteries do you use per wedding just doing photography?

[@proksalevente]

@@edjela two sony batteries should be good for like 2x600 shots with 8 hours of active time. You can also always take your charger and plug it in while there's downtime or just charge your first battery of the day in the corner somewhere.

[@edjela]

@@proksalevente Thank you, in march I have my first wedding. Your videos has help me a lot ✨🙌🏼✨

[@pretor706]

Hi Taylor, I'm using my A7iv at ISO 3200 coupled with Sigma 24-70 f2.8 and getting very noisy/grainy images when light situations are not ideal (dimmed venue/church). I'm limiting the ISO at 3200 for this reason. My aperture varies from 2 8 to 5.6 depending on the amount&position of people in front of me. Godox 860ii on camera, TTL. Uncompressed RAW. I'm using 25% noise filter with Camera Raw, but losing sharpness in the process. Any ideas on what I'm missing? I always blame the photographer lol (me). Thanks.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Are the exposures pretty close to the final image? Even boosting a stop in post will make things not ideal

[@pretor706]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto not always close. Last night the customer (out of nowhere) wanted photos with their guests sitting on big round tables. Whoever was closer to me, was blasted my flash. And the farther ones, were underexposed. I tried to adjust a middle ground exposure but the final product was not ideal.

[@saragrant556]

@@pretor706 it sounds like a off camera light or bouncing the flash off a ceiling so that it falls on everyone would have been ideal

[@MarcEstrella]

Hey man I’d love to know is the resolution difference on the screen visible. I watched one review and someone said it was just ok and another where someone said it’s great! For me canon has the best rear displays in terms of richness and clarity of the display and Sony is ehh (I shoot sony and formally shot canon r5 ) what’s your opinion on the display on the A7rV compared to canon displays ?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

A7RV screen is much closer if not to the quality my Canon R3 screen. I haven’t shot it in direct sun much, so you still might have to go into sunny mode in certain situations. In my experience with it I didn’t activate it once though

[@MarcEstrella]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto thanks a bunch!! I appreciate the reply man!

[@kylerapp9811]

Thanks for the updated gear video! I’m still with the z6ii and z5. The only lense I don’t have that I think I might need is the 35mm 1.8G ED. Would that be worth adding/carrying with me at each wedding? Thanks Taylor!

[@jaytcapinpin]

Thanks for the video sir, so the Godox V1 (Canon version) is compatible with your Sony bodies in just manual mode? Or does TTL also work?

[@YanFries]

Only manual

[@rebeccadeandalicona3283]

I got a cheap flash’s t Best Buy and got it home and realized it was only canon and Nikon listed on the box. Tried it anyway and it works manual and ttl!

[@Battlem0nk]

Heard the A7RV has better color science or skin tones. True?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Auto white balance is a lot more accurate now if you shoot with it

[@KuyaPastor]

Your thoughts on a second body? Do you have any as backup?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

The a74 I’m filming on

[@tusharlade9936]

Can I use sony 35mm 1.8 and sony 85mm 1.8 for wedding or Pre-Wedding?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

For sure. They’re both great lenses

[@reykfoto]

Taylor what lens do you use for send offs?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Our weddings end at 1 or 2am so I don’t stay typically. I would likely use the 20 if it a high energy situation. 50 for sparkler tunnels

[@Meth0z]

OMG when did you stop using Nikon? :( I have no Nikon shooters left to watch 😭

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I still shoot with them. Just not often at weddings

[@AlanPototsky]

Tamron as a Best lens ever ..... hahaha

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Have you used it?

[@dhannyprasetya]

in between, Sony 20mm F1.8 G vs Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN which is on almost same price, is that 4mm gives that much room or F1.8 vs F1.4 is going to be that great difference? pls give me any recomendation between these two lens.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

How heavy is the sigma? If it’s the one I used for canon, I prefer the 20 Sony for me personally. I like that it’s lighter and travels in the bag easier since I use it so rarely

[@dhannyprasetya]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto no no no, it's the new one but still on the spec list it said about 510g, sony 20 G absolutely going to be lighter. but 20f1.8 vs 24f1.4? i thinking about combine it with 50mm 1.2 GM or even voightlander ones.

[@proksalevente]

Why not get the Sigma 20mm f1.4 dg dn? Also, I think I'd go with the sony, for the reason that 24 is usually included in a 24-70 lens.

[@bigthinker-zp3sg]

Hey Taylor I’m thinking of getting the Fuji xt5 but I would have to sell my xt4 and xt3 do you think shooting with one camera instead of two is possible/a good idea?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

For wedding day I’d hold on to your xt3 as a backup if possible

[@bigthinker-zp3sg]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto as of right now mostly shooting family events but that was actually what I was planning to do

[@bigthinker-zp3sg]

Did the math and realized I can cover the cost of I sell my xt4 and keep xt3 as a backup, thanks for taking the time to reply! Means a lot

[@lovebilbonita4094]

so expensive

[@steventhomas231]

RIP the Nikon years 😕

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Excited to see what happens for Nikon in 2022. Roadmap of lenses is nice and the Z9 is a crazy nice camera

[@HailTheFun]

Nikon did this to themselves. I left Nikon because their Mirrorless offerings outside of the Z9 are subpar compared to everything else.

[@steventhomas231]

@@HailTheFun true. I cant deny. Which is why i cant believe they haven't brought out the z6 and z7 mark iiis yet

[@gamingwithstand6886]

People are not switching to Sony they are switching to Tamron.😂😂😂😂 I shot with two cameras and I hate having two cameras strapped to me at one time.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

This is probably the truest statement I’ve read in a minute