The 70-200mm Isn't Just a Backup Lens - Susan Stripling's Approach Changed How I Think About Zoom

The 70-200mm Isn't Just a Backup Lens - Susan Stripling's Approach Changed How I Think About Zoom

I used to think the 70-200mm was a crutch. A lens you grabbed when you couldn’t get close enough, not because you actually wanted to be shooting at that focal length. That thinking cost me a lot of good shots before I started paying closer attention to how working professionals actually use their glass. In this CreativeLive tutorial, wedding photographer Susan Stripling dismantles that assumption completely - and she does it not by talking theory, but by walking through the real-world situations that forced her to rethink the lens entirely.