Wedding photos out there?

Robin_Usagani · Jan 27, 2013

Iso1600! Also, I am usually paranoid so I change batteries after the formal photos. One battery may last me a whole day. It is also depend on how you shoot. Some people have the LCD on all the time showing the settings, some set the preview for long time after shot, etc.

manaheim · Jan 27, 2013

Second set for both camera and flash. Rarely need the second set for the camera. Almost always use the second set for the flash. If you're going to use alkalines, you'll likely need more than 2 sets for the flash.

o hey tyler · Jan 27, 2013

gsgary said:
Last one i shot i went through no batteries all shot on film no batteries needed

You are the master of posting unhelpful information.

gsgary · Jan 27, 2013

o hey tyler said:
You are the master of posting unhelpful information.

She asked how many batteries we used i didn't use any

o hey tyler · Jan 27, 2013

gsgary said:
She asked how many batteries we used i didn't use any

Yes, and clearly she's not shooting film. So how exactly does that help her? Come on, Gary. Not everyone shoots film just so they can talk about shooting film.

o hey tyler · Jan 27, 2013

Robin_Usagani said:
Iso1600! Also, I am usually paranoid so I change batteries after the formal photos. One battery may last me a whole day. It is also depend on how you shoot. Some people have the LCD on all the time showing the settings, some set the preview for long time after shot, etc.

Do you do a lot of chimpin'?

ewick · Jan 27, 2013

Grips are awesome. I didn't really care for them at first because it made my D90 feel awkward but once I got used to it I'll never go back. My grip holds two batteries and that holds me all day. Always good to have AA back ups for flash because it is always better to have and not need then to need and not have. If you are on FF noise should not be a problem at 1600 and even if you do get minimal noise it won't show on print unless you print bigger than 16x20. Why don't you go out and and push your camera to its limits and then you'll know how much to push on the day of the wedding.

gsgary · Jan 27, 2013

o hey tyler said:
gsgary said:

Last one i shot i went through no batteries all shot on film no batteries needed

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You are the master of posting unhelpful information.

Check my other post in this thread, i think it will be helpful

Lmphotos · Jan 27, 2013

Im not a religious chimper but probably more than most.

tirediron · Jan 27, 2013

At last count I had six body batteries, and somewhere north of 60 rechargable AAs. The last wedding I did (a while ago now) I went through two body batteries, and, IIRC a dozen AAs.

Big Mike · Jan 28, 2013

One single battery in the camera, lasted a week of vacation (which included shooting a wedding). I rarely have to change the battery in my 5DmkII.

As for batteries in the flash, I used 4 sets during the ceremony & formals and then had to charge two sets on the go for the reception. I don't normally go through them that fast, but I was using off-camera flash in bright outdoor locations (beach). Flash was a full power most of the day.

bratkinson · Jan 29, 2013

I'm very pleased at the battery performance on my gripped 5D3. I've never drained them, but at present, with over 1200 shots on the current charge, one battery is at 58% and the other at 54% (genuine Canon grip and batteries). That's with a 580EX II flash used on about 1/2 of the shots. I also keep the LCD on to show each picture for 2 secs...Just to make sure I got the exposure I wanted. I'm shooting almost 100% in manual these days, so that may save some battery power as well. For what it's worth, my gripped 60D and gripped 30D typically gave me 1600-1800 shots before shutting me down.

As far as Eneloops in the flash, I've only drained them to the point of 2 second or so recharge on the flash, and that was perhaps 600 or more flashes. But just in case, I always carry a spare set with me. If I were planning on a full-day wedding, I'd definitely have 3 sets...one in the flash, one in my pocket, and one in a charger.

Kerbouchard · Jan 29, 2013

I've never had to change the battery in my camera body during a wedding. Normally about 10 to 11 hours of shooting. I do carry a fully charged back up just in case.

For my flash, I rarely have to change batteries, but it depends on the venue. Occasionally, if the venue is requiring almost full power at ISO 1600, I will have to change out a set, but I keep two extra sets just in case.

Now, if I was trying to shoot at ISO 100 or something crazy like that, I would imagine I would go through at least 8 sets, but I would be more worried about burning out my flash than how many batteries I would go through.