mmm..to make life easier during the FOC, u can try this "standard event covering setting"
1. ISO 400 all the way. compensate accordingly if u ever need more shutter speed. (digital can compensate via ISO, last time when using film i compensated via exposure compensation -1 stop)
2. aperture priority mode all the way. becoz ur lense are slow, the idea is to emphasise on the aperture and kep a constant check that the shutter speed doesnt dip too low
3. wide lens: use f5.6 all the way for optimal balance betweenDOF and shutter speed
4.telephoto lens: shoot wide open all the way
5.flash just mount, on, chagre ready, TTL and just fire. ensure it is within the D70's x-sync speed
6. matrix metering all the way. when u encounter backlight...then meter at a neutral tone, AE lock, go back to subject, AF again then shoot with the flash as fill in
7. to capture sneak shots in the dead of the night:
(i) manual exposure mode
(ii) set f5.6 for optimal balance between DOF and exposure
(iii) set shutter speed to 1/30
(iv)ISO 1600
(v)on the flash and set to -1 n1/2 stop.
(vi) set the AF to manual focus, prefocus at say 3 to 10m, depends on where your ghost/subject is
(vii) follow them play the games...once u see the ghost/joker/whatever subject, just fire. then u should be able to roughly expose for the subject in the darkness.
1. ISO 400 all the way. compensate accordingly if u ever need more shutter speed. (digital can compensate via ISO, last time when using film i compensated via exposure compensation -1 stop)
2. aperture priority mode all the way. becoz ur lense are slow, the idea is to emphasise on the aperture and kep a constant check that the shutter speed doesnt dip too low
3. wide lens: use f5.6 all the way for optimal balance betweenDOF and shutter speed
4.telephoto lens: shoot wide open all the way
5.flash just mount, on, chagre ready, TTL and just fire. ensure it is within the D70's x-sync speed
6. matrix metering all the way. when u encounter backlight...then meter at a neutral tone, AE lock, go back to subject, AF again then shoot with the flash as fill in
7. to capture sneak shots in the dead of the night:
(i) manual exposure mode
(ii) set f5.6 for optimal balance between DOF and exposure
(iii) set shutter speed to 1/30
(iv)ISO 1600
(v)on the flash and set to -1 n1/2 stop.
(vi) set the AF to manual focus, prefocus at say 3 to 10m, depends on where your ghost/subject is
(vii) follow them play the games...once u see the ghost/joker/whatever subject, just fire. then u should be able to roughly expose for the subject in the darkness.