I have used numerous Canon and Nikon cameras for wedding and always carried “bulk” bodies with attached accessories, especially battery packs on my Canon 5D Mark IIs and Nikon D700 bodies.
When I got my Canon 7D,m the first next thing I was planning to buy was the vertical grip but after playing abit with it, I found that the redesign of the body (a bit Nikon like IMO) gives the Canon 7D a perfect handling and there was no need for a vertical grip.
I like the compactness of the camera and also its light weight. As the maximum fps is achieved without the need of additional battery pack (as per the Nikon D300s) the is no real need for the vertical grip and also because the battery can handle more than a wedding, in my style of shooting of course.
Anyway, here are a few images taken with the Canon 7D and a selection of Canon lenses (EF-S 10-22, 24-105 f/4L, 85 f/1.4 L II)
In term of field of view, I personally prefer my EF-S 10-22 to my 16-35 f/2.8 L II. It’s just me 
I added a lot of grain in this picture. For some reason, I just like grain …
I added lots of vignette here to get the videographer out of the frame.
He was just all over the place.
Amazing blue eyed bridesmaid
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Hi William,
Thank you for your comments.
I use different Canon lenses including:
- 35mm f/1.4 L
- 85 f/1.2 L II
I like the compactness of the combo 7D + primes
I’m very impressed with the shots. Just one question the wide angle shots
did you use the 10-22 lens and what settings did you use ? Thanks for your post it was very helpful.
Nice shots…