Nothing professional, just for my own pleasure. I'm hoping to pick one up in the sales tomorrow, but I've heard you need specific types for taking photos in concert environments, anyone have any tips?
2006-12-27 06:40:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Two main factors affect low-light performance of a camera, the lens "speed" and the highest available ISO "speed". A "fast" lens has a larger opening (f/stop), thus letting in more light. (Sometimes this max opening gets small with zoom.) A max f/stop of 2.8 is usually desired.
Also, an ISO of at least 400 is needed, but 800 is better. This is the sensitivity at which the digital image sensor operates, set by the camera user. You usually must take the camera off fully automatic mode to do this.
Look for these factors when deciding on a camera. Of course - the best way to take low-light pics is with a tripod, but sometimes that is impractical at gigs.
If you get a cam with an f/2.8 lens and 400 ISO - you can set the camera to manual, f/2.8 and then vary the shutter speed until you get good images. Otherwise the camera will be fooled by the spotlights and lighting, often over exposing the musicians.
..hope this helps
2006-12-27 07:07:45 · answer #1 · answered by DC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really believe buying a camera is an individual choice. The person needs to read alot of reviews on cameras and learn as much as they can from the internet. Go to the store and hold them and try them to see what they feel like and how they take pictures. I can only give a suggestion of what to look for in a new digital camera. Good Luck my suggestion go to yahoo shopping digital cameras digital camera GUIDE be sure to check titles on the left side the guide should answer your questions
2016-03-29 08:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT GET A KODAk
If you really want good photos, you should get a camera with manual settings. You will be allowed to set the aperture and shutter speed. If you don't know a lot about photography, go with a traditional small camera, either Nikon or Canon. My mom has the Nikon Cool Pix. S9 and it has a lot of features for various shooting situations. Canon will have a similar model. Go to Wolf Camer and ask a sales person. People at Best Buy, Circuit City tend to not know as much.
There are tons of rules for photographing in low light situations. We could go on for days. Do you know about f stops (aperture)? IF you get a professional camera you will be able to change out lenses and could get lenses with larger aperture (better for low light)..... bla bla bla
2006-12-27 07:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by april_hwth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a Kodack z650 easy share camera (6.1 megapixel) a couple of weeks ago.
That would be perfect for gigs. It has alot of differnt setting and takes really really good pics in lowlight. It has a setting called fireworks if the show has alot of lights in say a dark room or what ever that would be more than perfect..
Mine was actually ordered from Kodak.com but it is on sale, has free shipping and comes with a 1 gig memory stick for free.. check it out..
2006-12-27 06:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Either be close in... have a strong flash... or a fast lens... otherwise your shots will be grainy and shallow.
A long lens is best, but the problem is they are dark at a distance at night.; It is best to rely on the stage lighting for your effects and not worry about the flash.
Kodak make a small P850 that is 12x and has a mode for shooting in that type environment... or the P715....
It is a fixed lens prosumer camera so you wont loose a lens or worry about your sensoe getting dirty.
Beaux
2006-12-27 06:47:40 · answer #5 · answered by beauxPatrick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cannon EOS 20 of lower ( 10 or 1), and a nice lens ( 80 mm - 200 mm) zoom, with image stabiliser.
Use ISO 1800 in night time.
2006-12-27 12:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
digital SLR are always good in capturing concerts with tons of lighting and movement. But you can still go with the pocket sized digital cameras.. you just have to adjust the shutter speed
2006-12-27 06:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by Jon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you go way over the top, it looks to me if you just want to take 'snap shots'? As we do!
I bought a 'bog standard' vivitar digital its easy to understand without all the technical cr*p, it has a zoom facility I bought it from a supermarket (I think it was Tesco} cost me about £30 including a card which allows me to take around 80 shots, great litlle job you can weigh it all up in no time flat. Just down load your shots into your pc and off you go again.
2006-12-27 07:05:02 · answer #8 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont get a digital camera then.. get an inexpensive used autofocus slr and find a cheap fast lens prefferably a 50mm 1.8 or less
2006-12-27 11:46:35 · answer #9 · answered by Eric P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cannon
2006-12-27 06:43:02 · answer #10 · answered by Angie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋