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Dance Concert Shooting


I have a Canon EOS 3000N and would like to shoot zoomed photos of my daughter in a dance concert without flash. The zoom needs to be at least 300. Please advise ... Suggested lens type? Do I need IS (image stabilization)? Film type 800? Camera settings? Tripod?
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November 13, 2004

 
- Gregory LaGrange

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Gregory LaGrange's Gallery 		  Staying with your requirement of 300mm, the best lens to use would be a 300 2.8. But that's not considering price. So if price is a concern, you may have to come down on the focal length to around 200mm. There are 70-200 2.8 zooms and telephotos that are 200 and 2.8. The cheapest price is around 650.
IS will help prevent the hand-holding blur, but doesn't do anything for blur from movement if you don't pan with the subject.
You'll need 800 even with a 2.8 lens.
A tripod will work like an IS.


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November 14, 2004

 

Barbara Sherman 		 
 
 
I have done several of dance concerts. I always use a tripod and 400 or 800 ISO (I now have a digital SLR). Make sure you meter off a gray card if possible because often the backdrops are black and you can end up with an underexposed photo. I try to take the pictures during dress rehearsal so I can get closer to the stage. Lighting is often brighter in the theater then too!If you know the dance you can pick the spots where the action is slow or stopped. I also always shoot continuous shot (4-6). I haven't found a good way to get rid of some of the "racoon" eyed though. Hope this helps.
Barb


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November 16, 2004

 
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