This one time, at band camp, "McRae, Max MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The auto focus on the *IstD is hopelessly inadequate for this kind of > low light work. > > I lost a lot of money on this shoot, so I'm looking to buy a camera that > will do > the job...possibly a Canon D20. I spend alot of my time in concert halls shooting dance. Low light and fast movement require fast glass. I like to wait for pauses in a dance to shoot, eg: anticipate when the action will stop or slow. I have used the istD for this for some time now and have found the results to be mixed. There is certainly a hit/miss ratio but this is not the fault of the camera alone. This type of photography guarentees you a failure rate, this is why I use digital for this work. The *istD combined with a Pentax AF50mm 1.4 and a Tokina 70-200mm 2.8 are my lenses for this, shooting with ISO1600 and 2.8 gives me maximum shutter speed to be able to freeze the actions on most occasions. about 1/500 is needed. This one taken at 200mm (soft end of the Tokina) *istD 2.8... http://www.wildcherry.com.au/index.php?p=gallery&photo_id=173 When taking this type of photography I fire off 8-10 shots per minute, and salvage what I can. Of course I need to be sure the hit-to-miss ratio is low enough so I can sell the pics. I have found the auto focus of the *istD somewhat lacking when compared to the Canon offering when used in low light. But this has not swayed me and rather than Canon I will be migrating this part of my work to Hasselblad. A H1/H2 with a fast prime may be the solution I am looking for. I will be renting one soon to test it out. (results posted for all to see and lots of 35mm goodies up for grabs if it works out). To see some of the shots from concerts, see the page here.... http://www.wildcherry.com.au/index.php?p=gallery&cat=Performance Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
