Best Cameras and Lenses for Wedding Photography
Best for Mirrorless
Body
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Get a camera to match the excitement, speed and vigor of a wedding with the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, one of our best cameras for wedding photography. The R6 Mark II is built to capture the unexpected, with endless creative possibilities ensuring the bride and groom have a photo album to remember. The R6 Mark II offers excellent AF that recognises heads, eyes and bodies and incredible shutter speeds that reduce blur and shake. Switch effortlessly between photo and video and turn a special still into an emotive video.
Lenses
Zoom
Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM Lens
The RF-24-70mm F2.8L Lens is crafted to offer speed and versatility, great for capturing the celebrations at a wedding. One of our best lenses for wedding photography, 5-stops of image stabilisation are great for when the sun sets, while the varied zoom lets you alternate from candid portraits to joyful landscapes.
Prime
Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM Lens
This prime lens delivers superior optical performance across short telephoto portrait shots. It is fantastic for capturing candid images that the bridge and groom will treasure forever. Super-fast, this L-series lens offers additional user control with its handy control ring – great for the frantic environment of a wedding.
Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM Lens
Our third RF L-series lens offers stunning sharpness that will make your subjects shine. Setting new standards in optical quality and speed, this RF lens is designed to achieve beautiful bokeh for creative portraiture, weddings and street photography. The lens control lets you alter the settings without taking your eye away from your subject.
Macro
Canon RF 100m F2.8L Macro IS USM Lens
You don’t get much better than the RF 100mm F2.8 Macro Lens for taking beautiful and candid portrait shots. This macro lens lets you shoot in low light, it is unobtrusive for busy environments and long days, and comes with a 100mm telephoto length that can pick out stunning details in a crowd.
Best for DSLR
Body
Canon EOS 6D Mark II
The EOS 6D Mark II is our most affordable full frame DSLR. Smaller and lighter than other full frame models, the sensor still delivers stunning depth-of-field which is perfect for wedding portraits. Excellent low light performance makes it ideal for indoor shots too, with a large pentaprism viewfinder to shoot more instinctively and capture spontaneous moments at 6.5 frames per second.
- Full HD movies with Dual Pixel CMOS AF
- Lightweight and weather-sealed
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
A favourite for wedding photography, the EOS 5D Mark IV delivers outstanding image quality with its professional ergonomic design. The advanced focusing and metering technology captures every colour and detail in extraordinary clarity.
- 30.4 Megapixel Sensor with superb dynamic range
- 4K Movies with Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Lenses
Zoom
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens
A professional standard zoom and the workhorse of any pro-photographer, this lens can go from wide-angle to medium telephoto for versatile shooting. Ideal for capturing candid moments – remain as you shoot guests interactions at the wedding breakfast or intimate first dance.
Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Lens
Capture the essence of the day with this versatile telephoto zoom lens. Perfect for wedding photography, the lens lets you stay virtually invisible to the guests and the couple, you can shoot the ceremony and romantic moments more discreetly for a more nature composition, while creating beautiful bokeh.
Portrait
Canon EF 50mm F/1.2L USM Lens
A super-fast prime lens with excellent low light performance, produce high quality images with this classic focal length. It’s ideal for wedding portraiture in most locations, while the professional L-series construction makes it weather-sealed for protection.
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM Lens
One of the best lenses for wedding photography getting in close with your couple, from confetti throwing to reactions shots for the speeches – this versatile prime lens can shoot a variety of emotions and moments if you’d like to blend in with the crowd and stay with the action.
Wide-angle
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens
Capture the reception’s dancing and revelry in colourful smiles and sharp shapes – with every inch of the dance floor captured with this ultra-wide-angle zoom.
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens
With a large, fast maximum aperture this lens is great in low light – with a wide-angle view making hand-held shooting of then evening celebrations, effortless.
Macro
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens
In our L-series lens range you can find our best lenses for wedding photography. Built with L-series quality, this lens has a true macro magnification ratio of 1:1 for stunning close-ups of the rings, wedding cake, even diamonds on the bride's dress.
Fisheye
Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Lens
For the creative shots and dramatic images, this lens is perfect for the dance floor or for impulsive group shots. At 8mm you achieve a fully circular perspective for a creative scene, whilst at 15mm it becomes an ultra-wide angle rectangular view to get more in the frame.
Telephoto Prime
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens
The sharpness, fine detail and super-fast autofocus of this lens creates beautiful bokeh effortlessly, with the wide aperture allowing you to shoot in very low light such as dimly-lit churches or older venues.
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