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T2i at night?

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d.mcknight
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I recently purchased a t2i and I have not yet shot with it at night, just wondering what the best settings would be for filming at night time?
Dec 14 2012 9:04AM
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Mag
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Don't go higher than iso 3200, try to stay at 1600/below. Use a flat picture profile, use a fast lens(2.8 minimum pretty much, 1.8/1.4 would be better, although at those apertures you'll need it to be using a wide lens or the dof will be too shallow to film with)
Dec 14 2012 9:17AM
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WillStart
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If you haven't read the user manual, do that right now. The answer is simple: you use whatever settings will give you enough light. This is all going to depend on how much light is there, what kind of image you want (fast vs slow shutter speed), etc. We can't just tell you what the "best settings" are. Do some research
Dec 14 2012 10:13AM
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.qzyxya
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As a general rule you shouldn't go over 1600/3200, but sometimes to get a useable shot you need to go up to 6400. Yes there will be a ton of noise, but its better that than recording 3200 and it being too dark to use. A faster lens (like a canon 50mm 1.8) can get much better shots at low light without having such high iso. I'd recommend getting that lens as a starter lens since its only $100 and is extremely useful.
Dec 14 2012 11:45AM
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Balto
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why don't you go figure it out your self, it's not rocket science
Dec 14 2012 11:54AM
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Lansfield
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Be nice now. He just wanted some advice
Dec 14 2012 1:02PM
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sweatshirt
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No more giving noobs who aren`t willing to use google and read their manual any advice. fuck this thread.
Dec 14 2012 4:03PM
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d.mcknight
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im sorry if i have offended you
Dec 15 2012 7:37PM
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panojibber.
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There's an "unthread worthy thread" for this kind of stuff:
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/559515/page/3/
Dec 15 2012 8:01PM
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DIX~
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Don't you ever go up to ISO 6400 like someone said above. There is no "ideal" setting for every dark scene. Depending on what you're shooting you may need different shutter speeds and different apertures. A tripod makes it a million times easier to shoot stationary subjects as you can drop the shutter speed right down and then you're free to choose aperture and ISO however you like. If you're shooting moving subjects then you will need a faster shutter speed so you don't blur your subject. Practice practice practice. Practicing in different scenarios is the only way you'll truly learn, it's really not that hard to figure out on your own through trial and error
Dec 15 2012 8:31PM
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d.mcknight
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Thank you sir, if I would have not been so dumb and used the search bar i probably could have came across this. +K
Dec 16 2012 9:56AM
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loganimlach
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Also peep the multi page thread on star photography currently on the front page:

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/mobile/forumread/id/634460/
Dec 16 2012 11:31AM
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