Comments on: Five tips for taking tango pictures in dark environments http://blog.forret.com/2008/10/five-tips-for-taking-tango-pictures-in-dark-environments/ and I mean it Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:03 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wesley http://blog.forret.com/2008/10/five-tips-for-taking-tango-pictures-in-dark-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-321052 Wesley Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:23:10 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/?p=1100#comment-321052 I've had a lot of fun with Tango (been a dancer for 8 years) and I've recently started to take more photos of tango. Low light, high speed is the game and after 25+ years of photography I have to say that the new Nikon D3 IS the "tango camera" of choice. To capture the intimacy of tango often the subject should not be aware that you are photographing them. I have found the AFS Nikkor 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens mounted on a monopod (or hand held) to be great for capturing that closeness one feels while tango dancing. My next favorite would be the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens shot wide open. You can see what I mean by looking at my site, www.photobywesley.com. I have nothing against Canon but it looks like in this last go around Nikon has Canon beat in the "low light, high speed" game (speaking of the ISO 25,000). I’ve had a lot of fun with Tango (been a dancer for 8 years) and I’ve recently started to take more photos of tango. Low light, high speed is the game and after 25+ years of photography I have to say that the new Nikon D3 IS the “tango camera” of choice. To capture the intimacy of tango often the subject should not be aware that you are photographing them. I have found the AFS Nikkor 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens mounted on a monopod (or hand held) to be great for capturing that closeness one feels while tango dancing. My next favorite would be the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens shot wide open. You can see what I mean by looking at my site, http://www.photobywesley.com.

I have nothing against Canon but it looks like in this last go around Nikon has Canon beat in the “low light, high speed” game (speaking of the ISO 25,000).

]]> By: Bart http://blog.forret.com/2008/10/five-tips-for-taking-tango-pictures-in-dark-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-316938 Bart Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:26:14 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/?p=1100#comment-316938 I've great results with a Canon 5D, ISO 32000, speed 1/60 and F 1.4 50mm lens. A full frame sensor helps a lot avoiding noise. I always shoot manual in low light situations because the light doesn't differ very much so you won't end up with overexposed pics. And if some are a little overexposed you can always recover the details in Lightroom if you shoot in RAW mode of course. Using RAW mode will open a new world, give it a try! And if you're planning buying a new cam but have a low budget than the Canon 5D is a good buy as it decreased in price since the Mark II has been announced. I’ve great results with a Canon 5D, ISO 32000, speed 1/60 and F 1.4 50mm lens. A full frame sensor helps a lot avoiding noise. I always shoot manual in low light situations because the light doesn’t differ very much so you won’t end up with overexposed pics. And if some are a little overexposed you can always recover the details in Lightroom if you shoot in RAW mode of course. Using RAW mode will open a new world, give it a try! And if you’re planning buying a new cam but have a low budget than the Canon 5D is a good buy as it decreased in price since the Mark II has been announced.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.forret.com/2008/10/five-tips-for-taking-tango-pictures-in-dark-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-316922 Mike Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:44:20 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/?p=1100#comment-316922 Underexposing is maybe not such a good idea in my opinion, it just adds to the noise. I've been testing my 50D in low light environments for a couple of days now and it's great! I can easily go to 1200 ISO without noise (the 350 and 400 already start showing significant noise at 800), and it's not as expensive as buying the 5D and it also has the DIGIC IV processor. What I miss in this post is the use of spot metering. I use this often to meter for the subject that is lit and not do an average metering of the whole photo which leads to overexposed subjects and too long exposure. I'm game for shooting some Milonga when you do one next tme ;-) Underexposing is maybe not such a good idea in my opinion, it just adds to the noise.
I’ve been testing my 50D in low light environments for a couple of days now and it’s great! I can easily go to 1200 ISO without noise (the 350 and 400 already start showing significant noise at 800), and it’s not as expensive as buying the 5D and it also has the DIGIC IV processor.
What I miss in this post is the use of spot metering. I use this often to meter for the subject that is lit and not do an average metering of the whole photo which leads to overexposed subjects and too long exposure.
I’m game for shooting some Milonga when you do one next tme ;-)

]]> By: Clopin http://blog.forret.com/2008/10/five-tips-for-taking-tango-pictures-in-dark-environments/comment-page-1/#comment-316858 Clopin Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:49:52 +0000 http://blog.forret.com/?p=1100#comment-316858 Thanks! Good tips for shooting indoor all together I think. Thanks! Good tips for shooting indoor all together I think.

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