Comments on: Low Light Photography Tips https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/ Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16522 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:55:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16522 In reply to Liz.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16521 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:52:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16521 In reply to Liz.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Liz https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16520 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:51:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16520 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Liz https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16519 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 15:39:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16519 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16517 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:58:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16517 In reply to Liz.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16516 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 06:49:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16516 In reply to Liz.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Liz https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16509 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:01:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16509 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Liz https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16508 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:43:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16508 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16503 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:01:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16503 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16159 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:04:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16159 In reply to Rob Gipman.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16158 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:57:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16158 In reply to Fiona.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Fiona https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16137 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:52:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16137 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16134 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:41:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16134 In reply to Fiona.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Fiona https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16132 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 05:58:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16132 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16129 Sat, 22 Mar 2014 06:06:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16129 In reply to dipankar bhattacharjee.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: dipankar bhattacharjee https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16128 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:01:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16128 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16126 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:23:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16126 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16125 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:12:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16125 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16124 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:11:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16124 In reply to Bill Hewitt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Bill Hewitt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16123 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 06:46:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16123 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Rob Gipman https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16122 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:56:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16122 In reply to Darlene Hildebrandt.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16120 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:42:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16120 In reply to sgaud.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16121 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:42:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16121 In reply to terrellcwoods.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Darlene Hildebrandt https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16119 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:41:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16119 In reply to Rob Gipman.

Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

]]> By: Rob Gipman https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/tips-for-low-light-photography/#comment-16118 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:23:00 +0000 https://digitalphotomentor.com/?p=9745#comment-16118 Liz – okay so that was all done with the 18-55mm? Yes those shutter speeds are too slow and you’ll get blurry images not just from camera shake of your hands holding it but the movement of the dancers. That is the limitation of such a lens – it doesn’t have a large aperture so you are forced to increase the ISO even higher. Ideally you want a shutter speed of 1 over the focal length – so on that lens 1/50th or faster shutter speed.

I would suggest that you get yourself a faster prime lens (it does not zoom). Faster means it has a larger aperture and as a result you can use a faster shutter speed. For example: if you get a 50mm f/1.8 it will give you 3 stops (or 8 times) more light than your existing lens can. So setting it to f/2 even would mean you could then increase the shutter speed to 8x faster or 1/160th instead of 1/20th. Still not great but way better.

Give this a read and see if it doesn’t give you some ideas on what lens to get that won’t break the bank. A 50mm f/1.8 you can get for under $200.

https://www.digitalphotomentor.com/what-lens-should-i-buy-next-and-other-faqs-about-camera-gear/

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