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<blockquote data-quote="Fred Kingston_RIP" data-source="post: 809703" data-attributes="member: 10742"><p>We always just use one of those high lumen torch lights when we do very low light night shoots... Someone shines the light on the subject, we focus, they turn the torch OFF, and we shoot. It's like the focus assist light on the camera except 10,000X brighter. The focus assist light on the camera doesn't work because the light is so puny...&nbsp; After all, all you're doing is lighting the subject sufficiently enough to gauge the distance... Once the distance has been calculated/achieved, you lock focus and you're good to go. We even do the same thing while shooting and paint the subject with light for different effects...&nbsp; use colored lights too... I'm sure the Goth kids would get excited with green light painted portraits... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Fred Kingston_RIP, post: 809703, member: 10742"] We always just use one of those high lumen torch lights when we do very low light night shoots... Someone shines the light on the subject, we focus, they turn the torch OFF, and we shoot. It's like the focus assist light on the camera except 10,000X brighter. The focus assist light on the camera doesn't work because the light is so puny... After all, all you're doing is lighting the subject sufficiently enough to gauge the distance... Once the distance has been calculated/achieved, you lock focus and you're good to go. We even do the same thing while shooting and paint the subject with light for different effects... use colored lights too... I'm sure the Goth kids would get excited with green light painted portraits... :) [/QUOTE]

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