Lens for dark scene

Shade333

Senior Member
Hello. I have the default lens for my D5200. i'm usually shooting dark places.
Do you guys think should i invest in new lens or would it be the same?

I have to shoot in F29. I usually shoot in 36. I cant go below 22.
i would like my ISO 100 but max 800 is OK too.
i shoot 1/125 shutter speed. I tried out. 1/125 was the best for me. I get blurs below that. My hands shake!

Is there a lens - like the very big ones to capture a lot of light with settings i mentioned MAYBE?
I want very bright photo. I'm a noob with lenses. I know nothing! So is this possible? Bright scene with those settings?

I shot the photo i uploaded at 3 PM. Sunny day. Outside.

Any other tips and tricks appreciated. :)

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Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Hello. I have the default lens for my D5200. i'm usually shooting dark places.
Do you guys think should i invest in new lens or would it be the same?

I have to shoot in F29. I usually shoot in 36. I cant go below 22.
i would like my ISO 100 but max 800 is OK too.
i shoot 1/125 shutter speed. I tried out. 1/125 was the best for me. I get blurs below that. My hands shake!

Is there a lens - like the very big ones to capture a lot of light with settings i mentioned MAYBE?
I want very bright photo. I'm a noob with lenses. I know nothing! So is this possible? Bright scene with those settings?

I shot the photo i uploaded at 3 PM. Sunny day. Outside.

Any other tips and tricks appreciated. :)
These questions require complex answers. There are no tips, or tricks to achieve what you're asking.

What you really need to understand, before we can even have this conversation, is the Exposure Triangle.
 

480sparky

Senior Member
Your intentions for the image are vague and unclear.

Are you wanting to shoot in sunlight yet have a very under-exposed, dark image? Why MUST you shoot with such a small aperture? If 1/125 is your minimum shutter speed, shooting with a faster shutter will help under-expose your image AND reduce camera movement.
 

Shade333

Senior Member
Your intentions for the image are vague and unclear.

Are you wanting to shoot in sunlight yet have a very under-exposed, dark image? Why MUST you shoot with such a small aperture? If 1/125 is your minimum shutter speed, shooting with a faster shutter will help under-expose your image AND reduce camera movement.
Sorry it was clear in my head. I wanna shoot bright photo in dark scene.
I meant even in sunny day in the noon photo looks very dark. It looks pitch black in dark scene.
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Sorry it was clear in my head. I wanna shoot bright photo in dark scene.
I meant even in sunny day in the noon photo looks very dark. It looks pitch black in dark scene.
Probably because you're shooting with such small apertures, at a very low ISO and without compensating for that with your chosen shutter speed, for starters.
 

480sparky

Senior Member
Sorry it was clear in my head. I wanna shoot bright photo in dark scene.
I meant even in sunny day in the noon photo looks very dark. It looks pitch black in dark scene.

Then you are severely under-exposing the images. Open the aperture up. Raise the ISO.

What is the reason you HAVE to shoot with such a small aperture?
 

Shade333

Senior Member
Then you are severely under-exposing the images. Open the aperture up. Raise the ISO.

What is the reason you HAVE to shoot with such a small aperture?

Check out the photo. there shouldnt be any blur in black area in the back end i showed while blue area still not blurry too. isnt only way to shoot with tight aperture?

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480sparky

Senior Member
Check out the photo. there shouldnt be any blur in black area in the back end i showed while blue area still not blurry too. isnt only way to shoot with tight aperture?

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DOF is partly dependent on the focal length used. Shooting at 18mm is going to give you a boatload of DOF even at moderate apertures like f/5.6 or f/8.

Shooting at very small apertures brings diffraction into play, which softens the image. As a general rule, most lenses are sharpest at 2-3 stops down from maximum.
 

Shade333

Senior Member
DOF is partly dependent on the focal length used. Shooting at 18mm is going to give you a boatload of DOF even at moderate apertures like f/5.6 or f/8.

Shooting at very small apertures brings diffraction into play, which softens the image. As a general rule, most lenses are sharpest at 2-3 stops down from maximum.

Oh... So like if i shoot with 50mm can i use like F6 and be ok?
 

480sparky

Senior Member
Oh... So like if i shoot with 50mm can i use like F6 and be ok?

As with all things photography, depends.

A lot goes into DOF. Including imaging format, focal length, aperture, focus distance, and even viewing distance of the final image. It also depends on what you want in focus and what you don't.

In short, there is no one-size-fits-all aperture.
 
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