Best camera and lens for marriage

[LiloX]

Hi! I have a marriage in June and I’m the photographer. I have a canon eos m50 mark II , with a 15-45mm lens. Is it good enough? If not, what should I buy (lens,camera..)

[deebatman316]

The entire EOS M system has been discontinued by Canon. No more lenses or camera bodies being developed or manufactured. So if looking to upgrade we need a budget amount and do you want to stay with APS-C or Full Frame. None of your current lenses will work on your new camera. Also the EOS DSLR lineup has been discontinued a long with DSLR lenses.

[Waddizzle]

Welcome to the Canon Community!

I am afraid that you are in way over your head by agreeing to shoot a wedding with an M50 camera kit.  You need to upgrade your gear by spending a few thousand dollars.  

Except for the really large lenses, the gear in this video would have been a wedding photographer’s dream come true several years ago.  Today, you would want an R Series body and RF lenses.

If you are serious about becoming a wedding photographer, then you may want to consider backing out of the commitment before you damage your future reputation.

[ebiggs1]

"...way over your head by agreeing to shoot a wedding with an M50 camera kit.  You need to upgrade your gear by spending a few thousand dollars."

Again total nonsense. You can certainly do a wedding with what you have. Perhaps not what I or the fellow above would prefer but certainly doable. I have seen people shoot wedding with their iphone!

I do hope you know how to use your M50 Mk II and kit lens. Because that will tell whether you are going to be successful not your gear.

[Waddizzle]

“  You can certainly do a wedding with what you have. Perhaps not what I or the fellow above would prefer but certainly doable. I have seen people shoot wedding with their iphone! “

There are no more Canon EF-M lenses or EF-M/EF mount adapters on store shelves.  If you can find something, it’s probably a customer return.  

There’s arguably no lens option available for purchase, except for used gear.  The battery life of an M Series body with EF mount lenses is pretty bad. Maybe 100-150 shots.  

[Waddizzle]

 

The 300 shots limit only applies to EF-m lenses.  Any adapted EF mount lenses will be half that figure. Once batteries drop to 50%, then so does your frame rate.  

[shadowsports]

Agreeing to shoot a wedding with an M50 Mark II is photographer suicide.  The M series was hobbyist grade.  These are the shots you're going to get.  Portraits will be extremely challenging if not impossible.  He will also have no protection or redundancy (Dual slots).  A wedding is not a one lens endeavor or we'd all only have one lens. This obligation is something that I would reconsider without different gear.  

If wedding photography is something that you plan to pursue, then the R6 Mark II at minimum.  RF 24-70 f2.8 and something for portraits. RF 70-200, 85 or 135. Start with the right tools for the job.

[deebatman316]

Dual Card Slots is must for a wedding photographer so is the F/2.8 Holy Trinity of lenses. Along with an 85mm lens for portraits and 135mm lens for headshots but the 70-200mm lens can also be used in place for both primes. Not to mention flash is usually needed for wedding photographers as the ambient lightning can be very low. The whole point of an Interchangeable Lens Camera is to be able to switch out lenses for the appropriate lens for the shooting conditions.

[normadel]

Being the official photographer at a friend's wedding with no experience is a good way to ruin a relationship.

If you really want to be a wedding specialist, hook up with a working pro as an assistant, and learn what it takes.

[ebiggs1]

Some of the replies are valid but a lot of them are from keyboard cowboys or web browsers. I have short wedding for 50 years.  I don’t think the OP was asking about starting a career as a wedding photographer but just this one wedding. Okay not the gear I would select to start a career but it is certainly doable as a one time opportunity. I’ve seen  it done with a lot less and in fact in the beginning 50 years ago everyone would have loved to have a camera with M50 Mk II specs.

Good lord people do it with their iPhones. I would much prefer the M50 Mk II over that.