One thing I learned here was to improvise. I almost never have a tripod on me today but I\'m good at finding other things to use. If I was in a church today, I could probably get by with a telescoping cane or even one of those canes with 4 prongs for stability. When I\'m hiking I have a set of telescoping walking sticks (essential for getting up and down steep grades) that can double as a poor-man\'s monopod. If you take some time to tie them both together with some rope, you can make a bipod which is one step above a monopod. Of course everything is relative, none of these are \'as good\' as a nice heavy tripod but you can often do an acceptable job with the things you already have.
\"Even if you used ISO 6400 on a 5D II, the light conditions in your shots are easy to handle. Its a well and regular lit hall. I am pretty sure you did not use less than 1/250 shutter speed. Try to shoot at ISO 6.400 if you only have one lighsource and watch the shadow areas. I would wonder if the banding would not destroy most of the shots. This is\"
Yes this is huge. Noise is not fixed per ISO but depends on many variables including the shutter speed. There\'s a difference between shooting at ISO 6400 in a reasonably well lit area to freeze motion (like shutter speed 1/800, 1/1600 or above) and using ISO 6400 in a dimly lit area at 1/60 shutter speed. Last year when I was using ISO 102400 for some shots, shutter speed was around 1/50, 1/60; these photos needed a lot more noise reduction than shots using ISO 102400 to freeze motion.
One thing I learned here was to improvise. I almost never have a tripod on me today but I\'m good at finding other things to use. If I was in a church today, I could probably get by with a telescoping cane or even one of those canes with 4 prongs for stability. When I\'m hiking I have a set of telescoping walking sticks (essential for getting up and down steep grades) that can double as a poor-man\'s monopod. If you take some time to tie them both together with some rope, you can make a bipod which is one step above a monopod. Of course everything is relative, none of these are \'as good\' as a nice heavy tripod but you can often do an acceptable job with the things you already have.
Feb 11, 2013 at 02:09 PM
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