03-06-2011, 09:26 PM
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Sounds like a good choice to me, Ian.
I've typically carried a 35mm, 50mm and 85mm (f/1.4 - f/2) for small club/pub performances - that setup pretty much covers all the situations you might face: sometimes you can't get up front because of the crowd, other times you might want to capture the room atmosphere etc.
I guess a 100mm or 135/150mm could be useful too, but then you may have problems with slow shutter speeds (unless you have image stabilizer).
Actually, once you have a nice lens setup, I find the red/purple spotlights are the biggest challenge to a photographer. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Yes, I can see the 35, or maybe even a bit wider, would be good at times.
Nice gig in a cafe last night, could have done with a bit more width, but also a bit more length at times. Even 150mm will be usful sometimes, but I wouldn't want to carry anything really heavy / cumbersome.
The spotlights were a hassle, plus the light one of the band members was using to read music.. very bright..! (Oh, and the dancers..!)
Some of the best shots were from the side, & the light levels meant I was using both lenses wide open, so only one or two of the band in focus at any time (when I got in focus, that is... this is going to take a lot of practice).
Even with the 1.8 and 1.4 I was still using ISO 3200 to get ~ 1/80 - 1/100, and that's at -1EV (I've found pics with histograms showing 'correct' exposure look way too bright and don't capture the atmosphere of the place and the gig).
Sounds like a good choice to me, Ian.
I've typically carried a 35mm, 50mm and 85mm (f/1.4 - f/2) for small club/pub performances - that setup pretty much covers all the situations you might face: sometimes you can't get up front because of the crowd, other times you might want to capture the room atmosphere etc.
I guess a 100mm or 135/150mm could be useful too, but then you may have problems with slow shutter speeds (unless you have image stabilizer).
Actually, once you have a nice lens setup, I find the red/purple spotlights are the biggest challenge to a photographer. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Yes, I can see the 35, or maybe even a bit wider, would be good at times.
Nice gig in a cafe last night, could have done with a bit more width, but also a bit more length at times. Even 150mm will be usful sometimes, but I wouldn't want to carry anything really heavy / cumbersome.
The spotlights were a hassle, plus the light one of the band members was using to read music.. very bright..! (Oh, and the dancers..!)
Some of the best shots were from the side, & the light levels meant I was using both lenses wide open, so only one or two of the band in focus at any time (when I got in focus, that is... this is going to take a lot of practice).
Even with the 1.8 and 1.4 I was still using ISO 3200 to get ~ 1/80 - 1/100, and that's at -1EV (I've found pics with histograms showing 'correct' exposure look way too bright and don't capture the atmosphere of the place and the gig).