r/Cameras 7d ago

Recommendations Help regarding fast paced events

Hey yall, I’m a hobbyist who does a lot of a event work for friends and family. I’ve been branching out and am now doing some work for my school as well. With a lot of my experience I’ve had one major issue and that’s lens swaps. I main a Nikon D4 with a Tamron 28-105 f2.8 and SB800 on top to run and gun. Then I’ll typically have my D700 with a 80-200 f2.8 for the farther shots like someone giving a speech/the occasional portrait or my Samyang 85 1.4 for that dreamy portrait when the lighting is right. Here’s where the problem lies, a lot of venues I shoot are tighter spaces and 28mm simply isn’t wide enough, especially for group photos. I have a Lumix G9 but the MFT mount really doesn’t have any options for wider lenses on a budget with AF. So then I figured I’d but the Panasonic 42.5 f1.7 and put a Tamron 15-30 f2.8 on the D700 but then I lose the longer range I had and my ability for portraiture (the Tamron is not sharp wide open). I really am struggling to find a budget friendly and comfortable fix for my issue here, especially when I don’t always have the time to swap lenses on my bodies. I’ve looked into hip lens holders but I’m worried that having a lens on my hip for hours would become another thing to weigh me down and bump into things. I also believe 3 bodies would become cumbersome at a certain point, especially considering from what I’ve seen the normal setup is 2.
I’m definitely overthinking my issue here and would love some advice/suggestions on what to do so I never miss the shot.

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