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Because direct flash makes things look terrible. If you want flash, you need to buy a flash that can bounce off the ceiling or something similar. Besides, moder

by pkulak 14y ago

Because direct flash makes things look terrible. If you want flash, you need to buy a flash that can bounce off the ceiling or something similar. Besides, modern SLRs have such great low-light performance that buying a fast prime pretty much removes the need for a flash at all.

citizens 14y ago
"Because direct flash makes things look terrible" Not every image is dictated by the same aesthetic.
drivers99 14y ago
"SLRs have such great low-light performance" They do but you have to keep in mind that in low light it compensates by opening the shutter longer, and you really need to stabilize your camera (tripod is ideal) or it will come out blurry. If you're not using a tripod, and just taking a snapshot, you can just hold still, put your arm against your body and it should come out decent.
- pkulak 14y ago
  "It" being the camera? If we're talking about an SLR, you are in control, not "it". Stick that puppy in aperture priority, open it up to 1.8 and crank the ISO. My entry SLR from 6 years ago takes great shots even at ISO 800. New ones can probably quadruple that.
  - drivers99 14y ago
    "Stick that puppy in aperture priority, open it up to 1.8 and crank the ISO" And then what? I'm not a camera expert so I'm not sure what this means. I know how to do those things or can find it but not what it accomplishes.
    - statictype 14y ago
      By putting it in aperture priority mode, you can let the camera choose the optimum shutter speed while guaranteeing that the aperture stays at what you set (presumably the highest - f/1.8) In order to make sure the shutter speed the camera selects for you isn't too slow and causes blurriness, boost up your ISO to as high a value as acceptable (acceptable is subjective here).
      - drivers99 14y ago
        Interesting! Thank you! I will try this out on my camera.
slantyyz 14y ago
Or you can try a Lightscoop - I use that with my built-in flash exclusively. Works great and you wouldn't even know that I used my built-in flash. lightscoop.com

by pkulak 14y ago

citizens 14y ago

"Because direct flash makes things look terrible" Not every image is dictated by the same aesthetic.

drivers99 14y ago

"SLRs have such great low-light performance" They do but you have to keep in mind that in low light it compensates by opening the shutter longer, and you really need to stabilize your camera (tripod is ideal) or it will come out blurry. If you're not using a tripod, and just taking a snapshot, you can just hold still, put your arm against your body and it should come out decent.

pkulak 14y ago
"It" being the camera? If we're talking about an SLR, you are in control, not "it". Stick that puppy in aperture priority, open it up to 1.8 and crank the ISO. My entry SLR from 6 years ago takes great shots even at ISO 800. New ones can probably quadruple that.
- drivers99 14y ago
  "Stick that puppy in aperture priority, open it up to 1.8 and crank the ISO" And then what? I'm not a camera expert so I'm not sure what this means. I know how to do those things or can find it but not what it accomplishes.
  - statictype 14y ago
    By putting it in aperture priority mode, you can let the camera choose the optimum shutter speed while guaranteeing that the aperture stays at what you set (presumably the highest - f/1.8) In order to make sure the shutter speed the camera selects for you isn't too slow and causes blurriness, boost up your ISO to as high a value as acceptable (acceptable is subjective here).
    - drivers99 14y ago
      Interesting! Thank you! I will try this out on my camera.

slantyyz 14y ago

Or you can try a Lightscoop - I use that with my built-in flash exclusively. Works great and you wouldn't even know that I used my built-in flash. lightscoop.com