Im going to be taking pictures in a night club, what would be the best digital camera to use?

Question

My price range is between $500 and $800 dollars. I know I will probably need a special flash or lens so if you have any additional information on that I would appreciate it.

Answer 1

You don't want to be using a flash in a night club--as the other poster said, it destroys the ambience that's created by the lighting. You need a camera with very good high ISO performance along with a fast lens.

If you can stretch your budget, I'd get the Canon Rebel XTi and a fast prime lens. The body can be had for $695
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=457506&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

And you can pick up the Canon 35mm f/2.0 lens for $229:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=12119&is=USA&addedTroughType=search

Depending on what focal lengths you want, you could also look into the Sigma 20mm f/1.8, the Canon 50mm f/1.8 and Canon 85mm f/1.8. All good lenses.

If you want a little bit cheaper of a camera, you can go with the Canon Rebel XT, which is $514 for the body and uses the lenses I mentioned:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=Search&A=details&Q=&sku=371189&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

You might want to check out some of Nikon's dSLR's as well--I'm just not familiar with them as I'm a Canon guy.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Either a Nikon or a Canon digital SLR with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. For example, you could easily get into a Nikon D50 for around $500 and the lens for about another $100.

As a bunch of other people have said, flash photography is not appreciated in a night club setting. You will need a fast lens and a good steady hold technique (and a large memory card).

Answer 3

Personally,I'm using a Nikon 8800,and with it,I had to do pictures(professional ones) in a night club.The results were great.
Just some suggestions :
- do they allow you to use a flash light in a night club?I don't think so..
- The flash light,can destroy the effects of the colored lights usually used in the shows,that can give nice results in the pictures.
(If you need to "freeze" the subject,of course,use the flash....)
Therefore,whatever is the camera,I suggest to you to set the sensitivity of it on 400 ASA,don't use the flash light,use manual setting,using a 1/15",1/30"
and a f.stop 3.5 or 4.Put the camera on a tripod.
See the first pictures taken,and change the shutter time or f.stop,if need,depending from the general intensity of the lights of the show..
About the lens to be used,it depends from the results you want.If you can't stay so close to the subject,try to use a 135mm,85 mm.
The camera that I'm using,has a zoom,so you can have choices about the lens you need.
if you need more info,you can contact me.
Regards,N.M.

Answer 4

It doesn't necessarily matter which camera you use to shoot at night. Its all in the technique and how you shoot. I would suggest a Canon or another digital camera with automatic and manual functions- its very important to be able to manually control how you photograph.
Set your shutter speed low enough so that light will enter the camera. You will also need a flash if you want to freeze movement. You should probably practice first so that you know exactly what you're doing when you're shooting an event. Practice combining f-stops and shutter speeds until you get the affect you want. allowing your shutter speed to be slower will allow more light into the background and the flash will illuminate your subject matter in the foreground. Its important to get it right or else you will have a blown out foreground and a black background.

Answer 5

Just about any modern, name brand camera could do a good job. You're looking for large apertures, (which means a smaller number), and a higher megapixel because you'll have more detail if you want to enlarge your pics later on. As far as a flash, the best results would come from one that's not attached to the camera, but for that, it would cost a little more than you want to spend. So just look for something that has red eye. If you know a little about setting exposure, and would like to learn more, then get one that has manual settings. You can always do auto, and then when you're comfortable, experiment with the manual.

Answer 6

the best thing I could ever tell you about cameras is " SONY cyber shot " it's so special in dark places , I don't know about the model's name but there are some with 7 mega pixel resolution degree .

Answer 7

Canon Elph is really good, and I have blackmail-quality bachelorette party pics to prove it.