For shooting people in existing light, I prefer a large aperture wide angle,
35/1.4 or even a 24/1.4. It can work at lower shutter speed and provide more
appearance DOF.
C.H.Ling
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>I like to do people shots in existing light, especially for things like
>parties. (I think a flash is too disruptive at times like that; I want to
>get what's happening, not what people want the camera to see.) There have
>been times that having another half-stop over the 55/1.2 wouldn't hurt.
>(Then again, my dad and I had a discussion after his 40th anniversary
party,
>which I shot like that; next time, he'll get Portra 400 instead of
>160...even so, the pictures had a nice, intimate quality from being a bit
>underexposed, in tungsten light.)
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