I'm shooting indoors in Aperture Priority mode and I'm still getting low shutter speeds (1/8 at f3.5 with ISO at 100). Am I doing something wrong?
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No. You re not. It is called slow synch. You can change sync. Speed by going into the camera's custom function and change it.
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Have you tried changing the ISO (the equivalent of film speed)? Perhaps it's set too low. I'd try either 400 or 800 if you're shooting indoors. Also try either the sports mode or night (not night tripod) in the Scene Position. I've had no problems with shooting indoors without flash and I get pretty good pics. If the lighting is extremely low, I prop the camera on something. If the kids are moving fast, either use flash or the settings I mentioned above. I've not had any problems with the picture quality indoors with mine. Hope this helps.
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Hi Richard,If you pictures are too bright you can do one of several things:---Step down the aperture on the lens.---Increase how fast your shutter is.---Decrease your exposure compensation.There is no automatic mode on this lens if you are using a Nikon or Canon camera.
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The lens focus is not as fast as the 70-200 VR but it works well outdoors. Indoors it hunts for a focus in AF-S but is reasonable. You may want to consider a mono pod to keep motion blur out of the image in a dark church. Higher shutter speeds will be required to match the lens focal length. Also, a higher ISO may be required to keep up with the shutter and F-stop. I use it for weddings and love the images and I always shoot in manual mode. Hope this helps.
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The low light indoor photos are not very good on the Nikon. The focus is also often off if there is low light indoors on the Nikon 3500. The Canon cameras are much better in low light.
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Using auto mode is no good. Tried higher ISO settings, not good either. You can see a partial here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-images/view-large-image.html/105-1173972-3968436?imageId=15137491One solution to this: always use manual mode indoor and force flash on. It seems to improves the quality of portraits significantly. Distant items could still be a problem though.
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Hi Beth, yes, you can change the aperture settings as well as the shutter speed, ISO level and exposure compensation in Manual mode. Thanks_Mitch
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I am not exactly sure what the question means but let me say this: you set the ISO, take a reading, and a combination of shutter speed and aperture is displayed. You can then scroll through a combination of equivalent shutter speeds and apertures that give the same exposure. If you want to set the shutter speed to a certain value simply do so and it will show the proper aperture. Or, if you wnat to set the aperture for a particullar reason do so and the shutter speed will automatically be set. I have found, for example, that at 800 ISO the shutter and aperture speed are f11 and 1/1000. If I want to open the aperture by a stop I would double the shutter speed to 1/2000. If I want a smaller aperture, e.g. f16 I would change the shutter speed to 1/500. This is all very basic and I hope that it answered the question.
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You can set the synch speed at 1/125 and you should be fine. Also check your curtain on the camera. Sometimes people have the curtain set to the beginning of the flash and some at the end. Experiment tithe that if the 1/125 is problematic. A fast shutter isn't really necessary.
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it's been a while since i've used manual settings on a camera and i seem to have forgotton a lot, are there any websites out there that review what shutter speeds are appropriate for low light, action, etc.? Thanks!
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It certainly depends on the size of the room. However, due to the aperture of F8 for this lens, its really not a good choice for indoor shots. Your camera will have to perform really well at high iso.
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Yes, I noticed the same thing, you may want to change the ISO speed depending on what your shooting. Remember when using film in the old days, you would purchase 100, 200, 400, etc. The choice was depending on the numbers of what makes your photos grainy/smooth. Try the ISO change and see if that makes a difference. This camera doesn't work well if your image moves. Works well if your image is still. Also you could change the pixel size of the image to a smaller one, this might help also. Good luck!
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I am no expert on this. That said, I have used lower ISO speeds trying to get lower noise in the image. I have an EOS 10D. I use a 28-135 Canon zoom lens, since my main reason for buying this flash is to get close-up images of small things.
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I am not sure if you are asking how low can you go as in is there lower then 1.8, BUT aperture can go as low as 1.2 which is EXPENSIVE. 1.8 is just fine if you are thinking cost effectiveness.
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You don't actually adjust the shutter speed. Set your camera to it's sync speed-usually 1/200 or 1/250 th of a second. This meter simply tells you what aperture to use for a given iso setting-depending on the flash power. Say you wanted to shoot a portrait at f8.....simply adjust your flash power until the meter reads the output at f8. Your exposure will be correct. All flashes will fire at durations faster than your sync speed so shuter speed is really irrelevant. Just fyi, flashes work on duration of time not actual brightness of flash-longer duration=more light absorbed by sensor or film.
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Yes you can, if your settings are in manual, and the right f stop, aperture , but the most important is the second. ( like 1/60sec. - 1/125 sec) don't get discourage, if doesn't work.....try again.Good Luck.
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Are you shooting manual or automatic? I shoot mainly manual when I use this using pretty standard settings. ISO 200 f/14 and 1/200th second.I don't know what your max sync rate is but that may be the issue.