Which is a good Clubbing lens?

[ryanvios]

Hi everyone, I have a event in a club tonight. Plan to take some photos there however due to the low light condition in the club, I dun noe what lens to bring. Should I bring the kit lens(5D) and use the built in flash or a fast lens (like 50mm 1.7)? But the focal lens for 50mm is a bit long. Does the kit lens with built in flash be enough for the event?

Thank you for your advice.

 

[GENO]

50mm f1.7, 50mm f1.4, fisheye 16mm f2.8, 20mm f2.8, sigma 20mm f1.8.

 

[grado]

Up the ISO... I think a zoom lens would be more versatile to cover events...

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

anything below f2.8, dun think u can focus a thing...

 

[xxxger]

Just bring one 20mm F2.8 ... done!
Try with different shutter speed for different effect :lovegrin:

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

Just bring one 20mm F2.8 ... done!
Try with different shutter speed for different effect :lovegrin:

if he shoot face shot leh? den run up stage den stand in front of the person & shoot? :bsmilie:

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

i think he need trinity.. time to change system....

17-35 f2.8 (nikon have, minolta no have...)
28-75 f2.8 (heng minolta have)
70-200 f2.8 SSM (go go go...)

 

[TME]

Carry the 5600 or 3600. The IR illuminator will enable u shoot even in total darkness. U should carry at 17-35 and 28-75. U will want to capture wide shooting downwards to the dancers and also closeups of the 'beautiful' people...

 

[leeshock]

i think he need trinity.. time to change system....

17-35 f2.8 (nikon have, minolta no have...)
28-75 f2.8 (heng minolta have)
70-200 f2.8 SSM (go go go...)

:bsmilie: Yeah, the 70-200 SSM can be used as a club and it will still be working after that. Read somewhere here earlier that it was used as a club.:bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

:bsmilie: Yeah, the 70-200 SSM can be used as a club and it will still be working after that. Read somewhere here earlier that it was used as a club.:bsmilie: :bsmilie:

i think the 600mm f4 is a better club... 1 strike, 2 feeling... head injury & lottery...

 

[ryanvios]

Thanks everyone for your contribution. I guess a wide angle zoom 17-35 2.8-4 would be good. Too bad I dun have it. Guess I will stick to my kit lens and make full use of it

 

[ileaf]

try manual focus...
and enjoy your clubbing

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

try manual focus...
and enjoy your clubbing

can't even see a thing, thing manual focus even worse... esp handheld... dun expect AS to do wonder tonight... even with iso3200;p

 

[TME]

Thanks everyone for your contribution. I guess a wide angle zoom 17-35 2.8-4 would be good. Too bad I dun have it. Guess I will stick to my kit lens and make full use of it

18-70 is good enough... wide enough for most situations... afterall u probably can't get clean very wide shots with lots of people jostling around (or some call that dancing)... u will get lots of stray hands and heads into the frame if u try to take in too much...

 

[xxxger]

Ai ya ....
Inside is so dark ....Kits lens cannot see and focusing properly also ...
50mm too long, so hard to compose pic ...
17-35mm F2.8 too expensive to buy one ......
AHHHHH !!!! Dun want to shoot liao lar! stay home watch TV liao :cry:

 

[TME]

Get a flash...

 

[ryanvios]

Anyway, I brought my kit lens and used the built flash. I set a higher ISO and used manual mode to set my F-stop and shutter speed. By using a bigger Apeture and slower shutter speed, the built-in flash is usable for all my shots. At few times, the assist lamp flashed a number of time because of low light but after a while it manage to focus. At times if it is too harsh, I will set the flash to a lower EV flash.

 

[walla]

Perhaps could post couple of your interesting works at the club??

 

[ryanvios]

Sorry, but this is a company event. Maybe I have seek their permission first