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At the jazz club with the G7X Mk2

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Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
At the jazz club with the G7X Mk2
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Went to another concert at our local jazz club, this time with my new G7X Mk2.

The instruments were lined up at the front of the stage and backlit by a row of LED spotlights. Great light to some unusual shots.

Then the musicians entered and I hoped for some light on them - nope. Black silhouettes in front of the well lit stage and I gave pretty much up any hope to get a usable shot.

Then I gave it a try anyway. Manual mode, ISO 6400, f/2.8, 1/80 sec. The LCD told me that could work. The lightmeter was of no use with all the spotlights in front.

It did work incredibly well with a b&w conversion in DxO.

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Phree_ed Forum Member • Posts: 65
Re: At the jazz club with the G7X Mk2

Fabulous and perfectly suited to B&W.

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Chaplain Mark
Chaplain Mark Veteran Member • Posts: 6,539
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Very well done, Sir......professional class shots...!!!

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saaber1 Senior Member • Posts: 2,164
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Excellent example of “making it work” in an extremely tough lighting situation.

I find the g7xii (and also g9xii) is capable of pulling off shots one wouldn’t expect them to do by applying careful shooting techniques as was done here. Bravo! It’s particularly surprising to see the zoomed photos such as the drummer work so well with the smaller aperture that comes from zooming on this camera.

I’ve only had the g7xIi for a couple weeks but I find it (and g9xii) can really expand their capabilities by using an off camera flash in optical slave mode. Drawbacks of external flash though are the flash is about twice the size of the camera and may not be appropriate in some venues. External flash greatly expands the possibilities of 1” sensor based cameras imo (for some shots).

OP Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
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Phree_ed wrote:

Fabulous and perfectly suited to B&W.

Thanks, Phree_ed.

I think b&w and jazz always go well together.

OP Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
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Chaplain Mark wrote:

Very well done, Sir......professional class shots...!!!

Thanks, Mark.

It’s pure love for photography.

Chaplain Mark
Chaplain Mark Veteran Member • Posts: 6,539
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Seedeich wrote:

Chaplain Mark wrote:

Very well done, Sir......professional class shots...!!!

Thanks, Mark.

It’s pure love for photography.

I really see that love in your photos....it certainly comes across...!!

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OP Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
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saaber1 wrote:

Excellent example of “making it work” in an extremely tough lighting situation.

I find the g7xii (and also g9xii) is capable of pulling off shots one wouldn’t expect them to do by applying careful shooting techniques as was done here. Bravo! It’s particularly surprising to see the zoomed photos such as the drummer work so well with the smaller aperture that comes from zooming on this camera.

I’ve only had the g7xIi for a couple weeks but I find it (and g9xii) can really expand their capabilities by using an off camera flash in optical slave mode. Drawbacks of external flash though are the flash is about twice the size of the camera and may not be appropriate in some venues. External flash greatly expands the possibilities of 1” sensor based cameras imo (for some shots).

Thanks, saaber1.

These small cameras are very capable, and you can shoot them exactly as you like in manual mode.
It’s up to the photographers skill to judge what is possible and how to do it.

Fortunately the lighting didn’t change all the time, so I could shoot them all with the same exposure and a constant f/2.8. That helped a lot.

I have the small Metz 28 CS-2, which works particularly well with compact cameras. But one can of course also use any speedlight, which can be triggered optically.
I’ve even shot a one page ad with the G7X and a studio strobe. The art director needed the photo “now” and I had only the G7X within reach. You can pull that off if you know what you’re doing.

But I would never shoot a jazz concert with flash. I want to shoot unnoticed and a flash would be too disturbing.

felix from the suburbs
felix from the suburbs Senior Member • Posts: 1,557
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Very capable work. The black and white makes it feel like the 50's - which some say was the best time for jazz.  Thanks for posting.

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OP Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
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felix from the suburbs wrote:

Very capable work. The black and white makes it feel like the 50's - which some say was the best time for jazz. Thanks for posting.

Thanks, felix.

It’s funny that black and white often is associated with the past.

Although there is a very living jazz scene in Denmark, it seems the best days of jazz were some decades ago.

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