art_kramer Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 taking pictures of a marching band at night. they are lit up quite well but the pics are blurry. i'm using a D70, do i need a real fast lens? a flash???? i was shooting a 3.5 lens. i went up to 1600 speed and they were still pretty blurry.I'm quite far away for a flash.I guess a 1.8 isn't fast enough when its dark out. they have stadium lights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 You've probably guesssed right. Stadium lights (local ones anyways) look better to us than they do to a camera. However, w/o seeing the ictures, it's also possible they aren't in focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsbc Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Well, you are using a 3.5 lens, but what aperture did you set it at? Or did you just leave it on auto? Did you use a tripod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_kolanowski Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Art, need more detailed info... That said. I've photographed several homecoming games in the last month or so from the sidelines. My coverage includes action,candids,HC court,band, cheer, drill team etc.. I shoot with D70, S2,. My lenses are 80-200 2.8 , 37-70 2.8, 18-70 3.5 -4.5 . Flash "if" used is SB-28 on S2 / SB-600 on D70. At ISO 800-1600 I usually get meter readings of 1/250 @ 2.8 -4 for action. 1/125-1/60 @ 5.6 - 8 for close-up candids. When using flash I try to bring exposure values within 1-2 stops to retain ambient mood . Hope this helps ... watch out for the big guys busting through the sidelines ! Mark<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I shot some shots of band performances the other night, using 1600 speed Fuji with my 500mm f/8 lens. Shots I took after dark were blurry, as speed dropped down to 1/60 or so, and tripod wasn't sturdy enough. Shots I took before darkness set in, at 1/250 or so, came out great. Solution: Better tripod, faster lens, shoot when there's more light. (If the pictures are blurry because people are moving in them, then better tripod won't help.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_kramer Posted October 18, 2004 Author Share Posted October 18, 2004 i had the lens wide open. the lights looked bright enough, but the camera didn't see it that way. i dumped the pics at the show so i don't have any. i couldn't get over 1/40 of a sec. not close enough for flash either. no tripod, too hard to pan with it attached so i left it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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