 Chris Ota |
aperture and speed What is the slowest speed for like a party without getting a blurred motion? 1/30, 1/60, 1/125? With or without a flash, prefer not to use a flash.
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Kerry L. Walker |
It depends on the focal length of the lens and how steady your hand is. With a normal lens, 1/60 is a good idea - unless you can hold the camera REALLY steady.
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Chris Ota |
Thanks for your response, Shooting outdoor at dusk party I normal shoot studio stills. But have been asked to shoot a party at dusk. What lens would you recomend. I have a canon eos-1ds, canon 28-105mm 3.5, canon 85mm 1.5, and a canon 70-200mm 2.8 is. Someone else has asked me to shoot a party indoors same question. I also have a canon 580ex flash, but would rather not use the flash if I can get away with it. Hands are steady.
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Kerry L. Walker |
I would carry all three and use whichever seemed to fit the occasion - depending on whether you are shooting groups or tight individual shots. Of course, the longer you go with the zoom, the higher you need to bump up the shutter speed. I would carry the flash, just in case (which I am sure you will - dumb suggestion.)
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Chris Ota |
Thanks for the response. I will probably put the 70-200mm on my D60. Was just trying to get away with carrying everything. ISO? I was going to try and shot at around 400 ISO and in Raw. Good idea? I have 2-1gig cards, engough? I have no ideas how many pictures an event will consume. Thanks again for the help.
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Kerry L. Walker |
You will probably have to bump the ISO up some if you don't use flash. Enough memory - Hey I'm an old film guy. How am I to know? LOL
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Chris Ota |
LOL, Okay then about how many shots do you shoot at a party of about 60 people...
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Kerry L. Walker |
It varies, depending on what the customer wants. Since you shoot digital, you can fire away at will and give them as many as they want to pay for. I usually contract for a minimum of 90 - using a MF camera that translates into 6 rolls. Less than that it isn't worth the time.
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Chris Ota |
FYI On my EOS IDs that a one gig card gives me about 80 shots shooting in RAW mode. Another question though - I have a Speedlite 580EX flash and was wondering how many shots I can get on one set of batteries. Thanks, again
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Christopher A. Vedros |
The battery question is very tough to say. It varies because the power level of each flash burst will vary according to the exposure. At a wedding, I was able to get close to 300 shots on a set of NiMH batteries in my 420EX before I noticed the recycle slowing down. The 580EX is more powerful, so it might go through batteries faster. Don't know. I can definitely say that you will get the best results from a freshly-charged set of NiMH batteries, compared to Alkalines or NiCads. The next step up would be some type of accessory battery pack. I would bring a spare set just in case.
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