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| rw Fri 11th Jul 2008 15:06
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4 years ago I bought Canon IXUS65. This camera has many CONS. Important is low-light. and blur.
Last 1 month I searching which camera is best for low light. and result I choose Fujifilm S1000fd. It is suitable for Toooooo PRO people like me. but I can't stand this camera is best. Please help me....
1. Not pro.
2. full of features.
3. best quality(for me) :-)
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| DavidNewland PRO Fri 11th Jul 2008 16:06
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Low light?
You'll just need a camera that let's you control the shutterspeeed, and a tripod.
Obviously ISO noise on cheaper camera's isnt that great.
And another key factor is what you are shooting ?
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| rw Sun 13th Jul 2008 03:11
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Everywhere. But in the evening when sun going down. I think shutterspeed and tripod not important for me.
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| DavidNewland PRO Sun 13th Jul 2008 15:17
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My point is :
In some compact camera's where you cant control the shutterspeed when it gets dark the camera automatically turns the flash on which can sometimes lessen the effect of a nice sunset ( especially if the flash hits and whites out any objects in the foreground ! )
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| rw Mon 14th Jul 2008 06:20
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Thank you. I will working on it.
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| AlyonTstallion Sun 20th Jul 2008 05:50
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The full frame sensor of the Canon 5d really opens up the darker situations, The larger pixels collect more light with less noise... unless you go for the canon 1d this is simply the very best low light camera, by FAR!
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| rw Wed 23rd Jul 2008 12:35
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How about Fujifilm S1000fd?
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| biggles PRO Mon 28th Jul 2008 11:56
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Apparently it is generally accepted (from the many reviews I have read) that the Nikon D3 is the least "noisy" DSLR around.
See:http://www.warehouseexpress.com/Home/default.aspx?/arouse/reviews/Nikon_D3.html
But of course it is pricey!
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| DavidNewland PRO Mon 28th Jul 2008 12:15
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It's not just a camera you have to take into consideration - it's a factor of many things !
A high end digital slr will give you lower ISO noise at higher ISO's, yes but the main advantage of this is situations where you cant use a tripod.
Quality wise, for image noise ISO 100 on even the lowest DSLR's is fantastic.
RW - you should really state your budget ;)
If you're shooting STATIC low light images and want them noise free, then you can use a tripod and any lower end DSLR simply because when tripod mounted you'd never need to increase the ISO from it's lowest setting - just set your shutterspeed and F number for longer exposures. A key factor too will be your lenses as lower F lenses will be faster and give you quicker shutter speeds in low light. Also depending on the glass size, some suck in light faster than others.
If you're looking at shooting low light images with movement - it's not really down to the camera as much as it is your lighting.
Softboxes / strobes / speedlights would be recommened then as these allow you to flash / maintain enough light to give your shutterspeed what it needs to freeze the action at low noise without movement blur but still leave the image as dark and ambient as you want it to be.
A big misunderstanding in photography is that flashes + lights are the last thing you should use in low light photography - this is wrong.
You can program a canon 580 EX II speedlight ( and many of it's multi-brand counterparts ) to fire light from 1/1 ( Full power ) to 1/128 ( The smallest flash of light that up close barely illuminates the outlines of a face ).
Zangs this was a long message !!!
If you want the short version :
1. What is your budget
2. What is an example of a " low light " photograph you'd like to take ?
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| rw Fri 1st Aug 2008 17:32
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Thanks for your great hint DavidNewland. I think budget is not problem. I will take in low light indoor photo. In the evening when sun goes down. When frequently I take photo.
I have say NOT tooooo Pro digital camera. This is important for me...
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| Jagged PRO Fri 1st Aug 2008 21:23
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This one looks promising.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08072102panasoniclx3.asp
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| DavidNewland PRO Sat 2nd Aug 2008 23:26
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rw :
http://www.fotothing.com/DavidNewland/photo/b2b73b2a990cc64356fe61dae8b211c3/
This was taken handheld using a canon 20D ( which 2nd hand on ebay you'll find for £300-400 with a kit lense and maybe an 85mm F1.8 USM L which is a fantastic low light lense !!! )
Low and acceptable noise at ISO 800 ( and there is no other lighting apart from the candles ! ) so it was very dark but 1/50th second which if you brace yourself against something you'll still get a good percentage of useable photo's.
Using a tripod you'll have an even higher keeper rate.
It's not a very heavy camera either and unlike a lot of compacts, it takes a good rechargable battery with good life that holds it's charge from freezing to very hot weather.
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