hear ye, hear ye.help is needed.......

hello there, just a new amatuer trying to make a living. i want to do my
first wedding shoot.i want to make sure i purchased the correct lenses. i
have a rebel xt 350d. i just ordered a lens i havent used but, i was
recommended by customer service at ritz camera, canon17-40Lseries. although i
was interested a 17-85 that one wasnt in stock.i hope i didnt make a mistake
and that the lens i did buy will fullfill my needs. my next question??? can
anyone tell me what zoom lens i can walk around with at a wedding? there is
some i have in mind canon or sigma 70-200 will that work?any cons about sigma.
i want the best, i wouldnt want to waste money, especially with me tryin to
get ahead start.but i do have the money to spend at this time. i just want
heads up. thanks estella

 

If you're only concerned about the do-dads, you've got bigger problems.

 

I suggest you read a few hundred posts. All these questions, and more,
have been hashed over recently.

Best of luck,

 

Exactly where did she say that she was concerned with "do-dads",
let alone *only* concerned with them? That is, unless you consider
lenses, including L series zooms to be "do-dads". The only problem
I can see that she might have is knowing which advise to listen to
and which to ignore. Generally, if the message header contains
"Ainsworth" in the From: field, it's well worth ignoring, as you
rarely convey useful, helpful information due to your own bigger
problems. As a former wedding photographer one would think you'd be
able to offer quite a bit of constructive help rather than the usual
destructive criticism you seem to thrive on.

 

You are a sad and ignorant old man

 

All the post talked about was "the stuff." I've got this lens and this
thing and is this OK?

All that crap doesn't matter.

And after the hundreds of weddings I've done through they years,
there's no way that I or anyone could impart much through a newsgroup
message. It's been my experience that amateurs don't really want to
learn how to do photography right.

 

Now it is clear that what we have here,
is a mean and bitter old coot,
so grant us a boon,
fly off on your broom,
we'd rather have cunning than cute.

 

you must be having a wonder life.God bless you

 

yes, i do want to learn right, but i guess , i wont expect help from you ,
although i opened to your opininions always wanting to learn new things, i
find it worth my time,and im always up for a challange. about being a old
coot, im only 22, but i know if i ever turned into old coot realistically my
beauty would tranfer from my face right into my heart. i suppose not all
people are that fortunate. God bless you

 

ignorant?? i guess the only one that is being ignorant is the other person
from the other side. problems, im genorous, nice, loving,and space for people
with problems.and thats what makes me a non -ignorant person. thank God
people like you arent contagious. wow, how ignorant this world would be.
scary isnt it???

 

yes, more problems, there just so many. considering this reply.just another
somthing to add to my list of problems.please, i ask if you cant help just
dont bother me. althogh i will always be here if you have some good things to
share with me. thanks for being soo generous. May God Bless You.

 

ty to read my hear ye, hear ye again

 

read my hear ye, hear ye again

 

read my hear ye again

 

ASAAR was responding to Randall Ainsworth, not to you, so his comments
weren't aimed at you at all.

I don't do weddings, but I might sugest that you apprentice yourself
to someone who does, so you can get a good idea of what you will want
to do.
Otherwise, there are many books on the subject.
Good luck!

 

It seems that you need to understand how newsreaders work.
Battleaxe wasn't responding to you, he was responding to Randall
Ainsworth.
Learn how the nesting of ">" works.

 

If you have to ask all these questions you are not even ready to think
about doing anyones wedding. Go and learn what is needed, get some
practice and experience and then you are ready to start thinking and ask
the relevant questions.

 

What a bizarre little thread this has turned into, and it's not
even April!

 

Keep trying, Estella. There are some very good, knowledgeable and
helpful people here. Listen to the good ones and ignore the grouches
and smart-asses. Usenet brings out the best and the worst among us.
I've been flamed a few times but I've also learned a lot from the
people here. Good luck and keep coming back.