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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 420347" data-attributes="member: 16090">After shooting a few dances in low light with the D3300 and 35mm, here are my views on the combination. Though zoom may involve lesser moving about, a prime prompts you to be on the move constantly, hence you get better angles. A fast prime also means lower ISO and lower flash power.. The inbuilt flash is good enough.. ISO 400 works the best with minimal noise as long as the distance for flash is 3-4 meters. F1.8 gets excellent results, as the flash strobes the scene to freeze it. It also isolates the main subject from the surrounding.. With 24MP to play with, I generally focus on the person's face and ignore the distracting surroundings. There is plenty of leeway as even a 3 x 2K crop needs only 1/4 of the sensor area.I have tried bigger shoe mounted flash - SB800 with diffuser or angled light, but that is cumbersome and heavy. The D3300+35mm is an extremely light weight kit so you can hold it for hours at odd angles without tiring out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aroy, post: 420347, member: 16090"] After shooting a few dances in low light with the D3300 and 35mm, here are my views on the combination . Though zoom may involve lesser moving about, a prime prompts you to be on the move constantly, hence you get better angles. A fast prime also means lower ISO and lower flash power. . The inbuilt flash is good enough. . ISO 400 works the best with minimal noise as long as the distance for flash is 3-4 meters . F1.8 gets excellent results, as the flash strobes the scene to freeze it. It also isolates the main subject from the surrounding. . With 24MP to play with, I generally focus on the person's face and ignore the distracting surroundings. There is plenty of leeway as even a 3 x 2K crop needs only 1/4 of the sensor area. I have tried bigger shoe mounted flash - SB800 with diffuser or angled light, but that is cumbersome and heavy. The D3300+35mm is an extremely light weight kit so you can hold it for hours at odd angles without tiring out. [/QUOTE]

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