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Fast lenses for night action shots

Started Aug 31, 2021 | Discussions thread
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Re: Fast lenses for night action shots

Erik Baumgartner wrote:

Please post an example of "people dancing at local dancing events", that could mean a lot of different things.

This for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ounrVadrqDw

Very fast lenses typically come with a very shallow working depth of field which could certainly cause problems if your subject(s) are at close range and/or aren't always on the same plane. The larger the aperture/longer the focal length, the shallower the DOF, f/2.8 may indeed be the best aperture for the job and you will indeed need a very high ISO to maintain a shutter speed high enough to freeze the action.

So yes, indeed I didn't take into account that at large apertures, the DOF might be too shallow to get a couple with both members in focus in one photo.

What do you think?

Thank you for your reply!

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