Fast Shutter Speeds On A Canon 5d?
I have borrowed a Canon 5D for the weekend and I am keen on using it in a low-light situation – eg. a live band. I have seen photographers who get beautifully sharp shots with shutterspeeds between 1/250th – 1/500th of a second on an ISO of 400 (on f2.8).
But for some reason the one I have borrowed is giving me speeds like 1/15th even in a daylight situation. Even in manual mode, anything relatively fast comes back underexposed.
The lens that is on the camera is a TS-E 45mm, f2.8.
I think I’m just not used to the controls as I’m used to working with a 400D.
Any suggestions?
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The controls on your 400D are no different than the 5D.
* make sure the lens it mounted correctly ..just take it off and put it back on.
* make sure you are using the camera’s aperture priority mode (Av) with the lens wide open.
The last concert I shot was being videotaped for a later broadcast.
I was able to shoot at 1/200th second @ f/4.0, ISO 800. I was using a 24-85mm lens at about 50mm.
I left the camera at that setting for most of the time, unless I was doing some special effect shots
Oh, you are using the manual focus Canon tilt lens. I am not sure how the metering should work with that.
I would set the shutter speed with shutter priority at the 1/250 speed that you enjoy and then bracket your shots one stop at a time. Take a shot at F/2.8 and then F5.6, etc ’till F/22. If it is still too dark then up your ISO.
You will find the sweet exposure.
Also, don’t drop it or scratch it. That is about a $3500+ camera/lens combo!
Why were you given that lens? It’s cumbersome to use. Here is the manual for it. http://eosdoc.com/manuals/?q=TSE45
Here is a shot with 24-70 mm f 2.8 L zoom at ISO 1,600. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2267…
Both cameras work the same, if you want the correct exposure use a grey card reading…….if you are shifting and tilting you are best to manually expose I find.
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It seems that with the rise/fall action of the lens that the exposure goes out of whack when I lower the lens. I just went outside and got shutterspeeds of 1/500th in the sunshine, but the photos came out highly overexposed when I shifted the lens down. – of course the exposure changes when you tilt the lens, use a grey card………………………………… you are shooting on auto how can you expect to have any control over your shutter/exposure?