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<blockquote data-quote="Mike150" data-source="post: 175522" data-attributes="member: 2287">I've been offered an interesting proposal and don't know what to do.Some friends of mine participate in Civil War Reenactments on most weekends during the summer.&nbsp; First weekend in August, they will be near Montpelier Va (home of James Madison).&nbsp; On Saturday, there will be Night firing of the cannon batteries as well as the infantrymen firing muskets at night.I've been invited to a front row seat within 50 or so yards of the cannons (not as a target) and we hope to get some night shots of the event.&nbsp; I'll really only get one attempt at it because it's too dangerous to attempt reloading in the dark.Now for my problem.&nbsp; My D60 is the worlds worst for noise when using ISO greater than 200 so I'll probably be limited to that.&nbsp; I'm guessing the 50mm 1.8 will do the job, but I also have the 18-55 kit and the 105mm 2.8 macro.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'll have plenty of daylight to set up the tripod and focus the camera.All I can guess is using a moderate F stop (F8 or so) and just open the shutter.&nbsp; The shot will be preceded by the Ready Aim Fire so I can open it at Aim and keep it open for several seconds using bulb mode.Anyone have any experience in this area who can offer suggestions?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike150, post: 175522, member: 2287"] I've been offered an interesting proposal and don't know what to do. Some friends of mine participate in Civil War Reenactments on most weekends during the summer. First weekend in August, they will be near Montpelier Va (home of James Madison). On Saturday, there will be Night firing of the cannon batteries as well as the infantrymen firing muskets at night. I've been invited to a front row seat within 50 or so yards of the cannons (not as a target) and we hope to get some night shots of the event. I'll really only get one attempt at it because it's too dangerous to attempt reloading in the dark. Now for my problem. My D60 is the worlds worst for noise when using ISO greater than 200 so I'll probably be limited to that. I'm guessing the 50mm 1.8 will do the job, but I also have the 18-55 kit and the 105mm 2.8 macro. I'll have plenty of daylight to set up the tripod and focus the camera. All I can guess is using a moderate F stop (F8 or so) and just open the shutter. The shot will be preceded by the Ready Aim Fire so I can open it at Aim and keep it open for several seconds using bulb mode. Anyone have any experience in this area who can offer suggestions? [/QUOTE]

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