Re: Low-Light Options for Theatre

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:40:46 -0800, ScriptDude wrote:

No offense, but I'm a bit puzzled by your comments. Most of the plays
I've been associated with were well lit - you could generally use any
decent point and shoot digital on stage without a flash.

No offense taken. (If I wanted to stand on stage and take the pics, I'd
be fine. But, I don't want to just take posed pics, the kind they take
for publicity in the paper. What I'm striving for is something I can
shoot from the house, probably often at the back, during a live
performance.

Up until last weekend, I had a Kodak Easyshare Z740 (my car was broken
into). That was truly a great camera for what it was - I loved it. I
had no complaints about the pics outdoors or even inside. However, low
light, even with a tripod, it was really clear the sensor and glass
simply weren't up to the task - no matter how much I fiddled with the
settings (as someone else mentioned, the autofocus was also sluggish,
especially in low light). So, since I'm forced to go back on the market
anyway, I figured it's time to get serious about this. I really like the
ultra-zoom/pro-sumer cameras available (like the Canon Powershot S5 IS
another post recommended) - but I think I've hit the limit of what that
breed can do for me, especially for this specific need that involves a
big portion of my life.

I find, for example, that if you're 'shooting the moon' you simply treat
the exposure as if it were a brightly lit sunny day - because on the moon
it is. I should think that shooting from the back of the house, the same
rules would apply. What you're interested in is the light on the stage -
not the light at the back of the house (unless you want photos of the
house).
.

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