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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 328915" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>Unless you have rock steady hands and the subject is stationary, you have to use the flash in low light especially indoors. You can dispense with flash if you use high ISO - 6400, 12800 or more, but then you will get a lot of noise. Use the high ISO only when it is inevitable.</p><p></p><p>In low light the bigger the aperture the better. If you have the kit lense then it will vary between 3.5 at wide end and 5.6 at long end. If you really want to pursue indoor photography without flash, you should get a prime lense . Either 50mm f1.8 or 35mm f1.8. Even then you may need to use the flash if you want noise free images.</p><p></p><p>To shoot moving objects the shutter speed should be upwards of 1/125 sec. 1/250 is better and 1/1000 if it sports that you are shooting. Mind you, children are pretty fast so you need high shutter speed. On the other hand landscapes rarely move (unless there is a high wind), so you can use slower shutter speeds to compensate for smaller aperture (f8 or more) to have better DOF. As DR decrease with ISO (and the noise increases), shoot landscapes at ISO 100 or 200 to get detailed noise free images.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 328915, member: 16090"] Unless you have rock steady hands and the subject is stationary, you have to use the flash in low light especially indoors. You can dispense with flash if you use high ISO - 6400, 12800 or more, but then you will get a lot of noise. Use the high ISO only when it is inevitable. In low light the bigger the aperture the better. If you have the kit lense then it will vary between 3.5 at wide end and 5.6 at long end. If you really want to pursue indoor photography without flash, you should get a prime lense . Either 50mm f1.8 or 35mm f1.8. Even then you may need to use the flash if you want noise free images. To shoot moving objects the shutter speed should be upwards of 1/125 sec. 1/250 is better and 1/1000 if it sports that you are shooting. Mind you, children are pretty fast so you need high shutter speed. On the other hand landscapes rarely move (unless there is a high wind), so you can use slower shutter speeds to compensate for smaller aperture (f8 or more) to have better DOF. As DR decrease with ISO (and the noise increases), shoot landscapes at ISO 100 or 200 to get detailed noise free images. [/QUOTE]
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