Hello. I am a filmmaker jumping into photography (which is kind of backwards) and I am embarking on a project where I will be photographing portraits inside smokey, dimly lit bars.
THE QUESTON:
What camera/lens combo would you suggest for this application? The bars I will be shooting in are very, very dark and I do not want to bother people with a flash and a focus light. I want to just sit in the background, invisible to my subjects, so I can grab genuine, honest facial expressions. My budget is around 900 bucks.
Currently I have a consumer SLR. It is a Nikon D40 with two kit lenses (the 18-50mm and the 50-200mm). I was thinking of selling the kit lenses and getting the 18-200mm Nikon VR lens or the 70 - 300mm to shoot close ups from a distance. But then I thought it might be better to sell my D40 (and my Canon elph) and grab a used Canon 20D on ebay since 20d's are supposed to have low noise and perform well in low, ambient light.
*For the record... I will not be doing using this equipment for illegal purposes. I will be notifying all of my subjects that they are being photographed and release forms will be presented.
-Derek
THE QUESTON:
What camera/lens combo would you suggest for this application? The bars I will be shooting in are very, very dark and I do not want to bother people with a flash and a focus light. I want to just sit in the background, invisible to my subjects, so I can grab genuine, honest facial expressions. My budget is around 900 bucks.
Currently I have a consumer SLR. It is a Nikon D40 with two kit lenses (the 18-50mm and the 50-200mm). I was thinking of selling the kit lenses and getting the 18-200mm Nikon VR lens or the 70 - 300mm to shoot close ups from a distance. But then I thought it might be better to sell my D40 (and my Canon elph) and grab a used Canon 20D on ebay since 20d's are supposed to have low noise and perform well in low, ambient light.
*For the record... I will not be doing using this equipment for illegal purposes. I will be notifying all of my subjects that they are being photographed and release forms will be presented.
-Derek