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Taking pics of dancers in a ballroom

Started Nov 13, 2017 | Questions thread
Alastair Norcross
Alastair Norcross Veteran Member • Posts: 9,874
Re: Taking pics of dancers in a ballroom

tocar wrote:

I'm sorry to say but Canon sensors are slow to focus in low contrast situations and even worst in low light which is a double whammy. I would recommend manual set focus with a small aperture for more depth of field. A high ISO will also help but have to find the sweet spot of minimal noise. You can fix noise post processed. Also you can set your camera to multiple shots and use RAW to recover the image afterwards.

Did you look at the pic the OP linked to illustrating the kind of conditions? The M5 or M6 will have absolutely no problems in lighting like that. I've used my M6 in lower lighting with servo AF with a hit rate of 80%-90%. As long as a fast lens (F2.8 or faster) is used, that lighting doesn't present any problems. I've tested my M6 in low light. If the light is really low and the contrast simply isn't there, it won't focus. But we are talking light levels at least 5 stops lower than the OP is looking at. The light on the faces of the dancers actually presents a pretty easy target.

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