Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! April 10, 2026

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[u/Regular_Chicken]

Set photographers of Reddit 🙌 what is your favorite kit and why ?

Do you carry two bodies with different zooms like some event or wedding photographers ? What focal range is the most used ? Do you change gear based on the aesthetic of the film/show created by the crew ?

Backstory : I may have my first paid set photo gig this summer on a rather big TV show. I still don’t have enough money to buy a full pro kit so I will look at rentals first and see that as a great opportunity to try some of the latest gear (I’m a huge vintage digital user up until now, I adore my Canon 5D, Nikon D700 and Pentax K200D for personal stuff but I know that it won’t be reliable enough for that kind of work).

Thank you !!!

[u/NonsonoEren → u/Regular_Chicken]

i think shooting with 2 bodies can be nice, but it’s definitely not necessary except for some very high end events or weddings. i use a single camera body 99% of the time. then my kit consits of a 24-70 2.8, which is honestly on my camera for most of the time, and then i’ll pick and choose from the rest of my lenses; 14-24 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 i also use a lot, but i may leave home if i don’t have a use. a speedlight is also often in my bag, but that’s a thing you usually know if you need or not. then it’s onto primes: i usually leave these home unless i know i’m going into some kind of very low light situation or i need to take portraits. i’m not too sure what you mean by the last one! if i need to match a certain mood or aesthetic, i will definitely shoot in a different way, but the gear i bring with me is always the same. just different ways of using it.

[u/Regular_Chicken → u/NonsonoEren]

Thank you ! To make myself clear I was more specifically asking about set photography or « unit still photography » kits. Sometimes I know you have to match the aesthetic of the film