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<blockquote data-quote="RockyNH_RIP" data-source="post: 111331" data-attributes="member: 10784">Sam, remember that I am also new...&nbsp; &nbsp; I do not think the issue is really with your 5100...&nbsp; &nbsp; Any other Nikon will provide similar results using the same glass..&nbsp;&nbsp; as I see it, you have choices of Improve (increase the light)Increase the ISOAquire a faster lens...&nbsp; (f5 apparently is not gonna cut it for you)I would do some tests with faster ISO and see how you fair, especially outdoors.&nbsp; &nbsp; That is by far the cheapest solution.&nbsp; See what you end up with.&nbsp; I have run to 3200 with satisfactory results if I am not having to do a heavy crop.&nbsp; &nbsp; The faster lens is gonna cost you...&nbsp; &nbsp; for indoor portraits, you can look at the 50 or 35mm f/1.8 and they are not that expensive but depending on the focal length you need for outdoors it could get costly...&nbsp;&nbsp; I have both the 50 and 35 and they perform well in doors..Especially if you are doing portrait work, I would go with the 700.&nbsp;&nbsp; That is what I have and I and others here will recommend it.&nbsp;&nbsp; For your use, you have full rotation and angle adjustment when shooting vertical or horizontal, you can bounce it off ceilings walls etc.Maybe a couple more experienced will jump in here too...&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If you have a couple portraits you have taken, upload and we can look and see what might help...Pat in NH</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RockyNH_RIP, post: 111331, member: 10784"] Sam, remember that I am also new... I do not think the issue is really with your 5100... Any other Nikon will provide similar results using the same glass.. as I see it, you have choices of Improve (increase the light) Increase the ISO Aquire a faster lens... (f5 apparently is not gonna cut it for you) I would do some tests with faster ISO and see how you fair, especially outdoors. That is by far the cheapest solution. See what you end up with. I have run to 3200 with satisfactory results if I am not having to do a heavy crop. The faster lens is gonna cost you... for indoor portraits, you can look at the 50 or 35mm f/1.8 and they are not that expensive but depending on the focal length you need for outdoors it could get costly... I have both the 50 and 35 and they perform well in doors.. Especially if you are doing portrait work, I would go with the 700. That is what I have and I and others here will recommend it. For your use, you have full rotation and angle adjustment when shooting vertical or horizontal, you can bounce it off ceilings walls etc. Maybe a couple more experienced will jump in here too... If you have a couple portraits you have taken, upload and we can look and see what might help... Pat in NH [/QUOTE]

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