Need help(Tamron 70-200mm lens)

JulieLawsonPhotography

Okay, I rented the 70-200mm lens for the wedding tomorrow. I really am not so impressed with it in the church setting. I do love for outside portraits. Here are a few test shots from the rehearsal tonight.


2.8
iso 1000
1/30


1/30
2.8
iso 1000

jbakerphoto

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

Okay, I rented the 70-200mm lens for the wedding tomorrow. I really am not so impressed with it in the church setting. I do love for outside portraits. Here are a few test shots from the rehearsal tonight.


2.8
iso 1000
1/30


1/30
2.8
iso 1000

Julie you are going to need to crank the iso on it. 1/30 of a second is way to slow a shutter speed. What you are seeing is camera shake. you want to be at about 1 / the focal length(include crop factor if you have a crop body).

Candice Cunningham

monopod
Yep 1/FL but you might be able to get lower shutter speeds with a tri/monopod. Good Luck :-)

Candice Cunningham
CC=)

JulieLawsonPhotography

ok..I just didn't like the way the images looked when I did go with the higher ISO.

time2smile

Monopod will help greatly....
you should be able to 80% of 1/FL
no exif data in test shoots. use the D90 better ISO
GOOD LUCK

Art Scott

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

ok..I just didn't like the way the images looked when I did go with the higher ISO.

Not to be a harbinger of bad news but I do not think it is so much the lens as camera body.....From my research and what has been talked about on here...the D40 is not a good high iso cam......one reason I saved until I could get a used D300.....
If you don't pod your set up then you will have to really crank the iso and get a good noise reduction software ......if you don't already have one.

Edit: I did not see you also have a D90......which should have much better high iso/low light usage. teach me to NOT check exif......the tammy doesn't have VR does it.........it is definitely back to podding.

JulieLawsonPhotography

Art Scott wrote:

Not to be a harbinger of bad news but I do not think it is so much the lens as camera body.....From my research and what has been talked about on here...the D40 is not a good high iso cam......one reason I saved until I could get a used D300.....
If you don't pod your set up then you will have to really crank the iso and get a good noise reduction software ......if you don't already have one.

Art I'll be using my D90 camera, Not the D40

Beautydish

great thing you ran tests first before shooting their wedding!

what other said above applies - also keep in mind in terms of nikon all bodies below 100 designation are NOT professional grade (i'm not criticizing, we all have to start somewhere) but the suggestion of D300 or even D700 is something you should shoot for in the near future, it will make your life lot easier and clients more happy

just my 2 cents

JulieLawsonPhotography

Beautydish wrote:

great thing you ran tests first before shooting their wedding!

what other said above applies - also keep in mind in terms of nikon all bodies below 100 designation are NOT professional grade (i'm not criticizing, we all have to start somewhere) but the suggestion of D300 or even D700 is something you should shoot for in the near future, it will make your life lot easier and clients more happy

just my 2 cents

Hmm I guess I really never knew that about camera bodies. I got back a bit ago from the wedding. All the wedding pics are noisy....all of them. Can't be helped though.