Outside concert at night

I'll see an outside concert at night and would like to take color
photos with my Espio105S. It is described as 38mm-105mm power zoom lens
camera. Should I use the flash or not? What ISO should be the film? Any
advice is welcome. Many thanks.

Mikesmith9999@hotmail.com

Re: Outside concert at night

Mike,
ISO 800 probably wouldn't hurt . I doubt that the flash on the Espio 105S
will go far enough unless you want to light some of the crowd in the
foreground.
I only have a few tips
- be aware of when the camera can/cannot focus - you may have to switch the
camera to landscape mode
- using the slow-sync flash may give some interesting effects
- I would refrain from using the flash unless it is to freeze something of
interest in the foreground or to get an action effect
- the shutter speed goes as slow as 2" - I would bring a tripod if you have
the opportunity. If it's a "lawn concert" and you have a good location you
can keep it in front of you and capture your perspective of the concert.
If you're good with aperture/shutter calculation it's worth a look on a
photo site (e.g. pbase) at someone else's concert pics - check out the
f-stop, shutter speed, ISO and zoom to give a rough idea of what you might
get with your camera and no flash. e.g.
http://www.pbase.com/rljslick/image/49905930&exif=Y is "1/60s f/5.6 at
200.0mm iso1600" ... your camera is nearly f/5.6, zoom of 105mm and with an
ISO of 800 your shutter will be 1/30s - much too slow to hold by hand at
105mm and even with a tripod the band may have significant movement in that
1/30s.
Fuji Superia 1600 should work just fine but if you get the chance and you're
going to go to more concerts w/ camera then experimenting with 1600/400 may
be worthwhile.
Good luck,
PK

Re: Outside concert at night

In article <1158126241.473926.286240@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Mike-
Until you gain experience, I suggest you start with ISO 400 film.
If you have a more powerful flash, (not one of those puny built-in ones)
use it. Just don't expect it to light up a stage that is 100 feet away.
It is better if you can move around and get fairly close to your subjects.
If you can take a meter reading of the stage lighting prior to the
concert, set your exposures manually. Meter readings from a distance
often average the light of a bright stage with the darkness of the
surrounding area. Or, use spot metering!
One of the nice things about digital cameras, is that you can review
exposure immediately. With film, you have to hope for the best and
correct for errors at the next concert.
Fred

Fmmck@aol.com (Fred McKenzie)

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