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05/19/2007 01:15:14 AM · #1 |
i'm doing a wedding tomorrow evening, and this evening i shot the rehearsal dinner. i was wonering, it's pretty low light and the lighting guys didn't seem to be very cooperative, go figure, so i'm going to just have to make do. for the aisle shots i'm using my 80mm f1.8 lens, and the rest of the shots are my baby, the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USm
i was wondering which metering mode you all suggest. this is one area i'm wanting to learn more on, and curious as to which one would be better, if any, for lower light situations. i'm shooting wide open the entire time at 2.8 (or 1.8 on the 85) and having to shoot, at 1600ISO, at 1/60th on the IS 70-200. it's wild. just wondering if any of the other could help out. i'm about to get around 1/100th with the 85mm wide open.
i do not want to use flash if at all possible, for the sigma DG 500 Super i have is somewhat bothersome with the loudness while metering, etc. should have gotten the canon (i knew i'd say that)
anyway, thanks so much. you guys/gals are always a great help.
take care :D
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05/19/2007 09:16:03 AM · #2 |
morning bump...have this wedding in 8 hours. just curious if anyone had any opinions. thanks so much
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05/19/2007 09:29:11 AM · #3 |
You should try both spot and full metering. It will greatly change depending on the lighting. If you use full you will get more light metered which is a good thing, however if you are getting streams of light or just a part of their face is lit then use spot and meter off the highlighted area. Good luck.
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05/19/2007 09:37:58 AM · #4 |
I am still asleep, and am having a hard time thinking so forgive this post.
Spot metering, as cryan said, is for a "spot" that you want to get on the subject.
Full metering, there is a different name for this but am having a brain fart right now, is as said, for the whole area around you. The ambiance.
The last mode available to ya, again having a brain fart ( I NEED COFFEE DAMN IT!!!) Is to give a generalization of the light around you.
One more thing I noticed on your specs. If you are going to go under 1/80 sec on the shutter on your 70-200, I would use the stableizer.
In a perfect world you want to match your shutter speed with your focal length. If you don't there will be ghosting of your subject.
Just a thought.
Good luck.
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05/19/2007 12:06:55 PM · #5 |
I would use manual mode after taking an accurate ambient meter reading. Get a good read on your isle location facing the direction you will be shooting from. Do the same for the alter shots. Using spot meter and other modes that will be affected by such things as background light, the amount of your viewfinder taken up by the subject, focusing point etc. will do nothing but confuse the issue and would be VERY prone to error.
Manual mode after accurate metering is your best bet, IMO.
Message edited by author 2007-05-19 12:07:23. |
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05/19/2007 12:10:25 PM · #6 |
For ease, I'd say go with full metering unless you are faced with backlighting or other difficult lighting, then switch to spot and then meter on the face.
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05/19/2007 12:49:38 PM · #7 |
i've been shooting full manual the entire time. lighting is pretty equal throughout the place, so i'm shooting wide open and 1600, changing shutter speed as needed.
i'll try the modes advised. thanks so much to all
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