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<blockquote data-quote="hkaborn2" data-source="post: 466206" data-attributes="member: 38772">Hi. I'm a newbie with a D5500 and 2 kit lenses (AF -S DX Nikkor 18-55 mm f/3.5- 5.6G VR II, and 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G VRII ED). I am heading to a Lucinda Williams concert tonight, have pretty good seats (2d row) and am hoping to take some photos. The concert is in an auditorium--the Ocean City NJ Music Pier in case any of you have been there--so I expect typical stage lighting, likely nothing too elaborate.&nbsp;Of course I am assuming that I am not precluded from bringing the camera in. I also don't want to get flagged and ejected if I use the built in flash. So I'm looking for advice re which lens to take with me and which settings I should use. My initial thoughts are to use the 18-55 due to the larger aperture setting, to set the ISO at 1600 and shoot in program mode. However if I do this the flash will fire, right? Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions.&nbsp; Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hkaborn2, post: 466206, member: 38772"] Hi. I'm a newbie with a D5500 and 2 kit lenses (AF -S DX Nikkor 18-55 mm f/3.5- 5.6G VR II, and 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G VRII ED). I am heading to a Lucinda Williams concert tonight, have pretty good seats (2d row) and am hoping to take some photos. The concert is in an auditorium--the Ocean City NJ Music Pier in case any of you have been there--so I expect typical stage lighting, likely nothing too elaborate. Of course I am assuming that I am not precluded from bringing the camera in. I also don't want to get flagged and ejected if I use the built in flash. So I'm looking for advice re which lens to take with me and which settings I should use. My initial thoughts are to use the 18-55 due to the larger aperture setting, to set the ISO at 1600 and shoot in program mode. However if I do this the flash will fire, right? Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions. Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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