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a700 ability

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With my job I shoot mostly in the dark and have over time found myself in really dark situations. Please refer back to my Flickr listed below to get more information but these pictures should give a good idea of how great this camera is in low light. I dont do Photoshop and have not adjusted exposure on any of these shots :)

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a700, vg-c70am, Minolta 28mm 2.8, Minolta 50mm 1.7, Sigma 28-90mm 3.5, Sony 75-300mm 4.5, Minolta RS 70-210mm 4.5, Minolta 28-85mm 3.5, Sony 18-70mm 3.5, Minolta 35-105mm 3.5, Minolta 35-70mm 4, Minolta 70-210mm 4
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Nice job! Settings, lens used?
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Thumbs up.
We have a new low-light shooter, hurray. :D
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KevinBarrett wrote:Nice job! Settings, lens used?
Sorry took a bit longer to reply. As an even greater testament to the A700 all those pictures were shot using my stock 18-70mm kit lens :)
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a700, vg-c70am, Minolta 28mm 2.8, Minolta 50mm 1.7, Sigma 28-90mm 3.5, Sony 75-300mm 4.5, Minolta RS 70-210mm 4.5, Minolta 28-85mm 3.5, Sony 18-70mm 3.5, Minolta 35-105mm 3.5, Minolta 35-70mm 4, Minolta 70-210mm 4
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Mary J Blige in Bermuda Aug 14th used 50mm 1.7 Minolta
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Robin Thicke in Bermuda Aug 14th used 50mm 1.7 Minolta
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a700, vg-c70am, Minolta 28mm 2.8, Minolta 50mm 1.7, Sigma 28-90mm 3.5, Sony 75-300mm 4.5, Minolta RS 70-210mm 4.5, Minolta 28-85mm 3.5, Sony 18-70mm 3.5, Minolta 35-105mm 3.5, Minolta 35-70mm 4, Minolta 70-210mm 4
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Mary's shot is awesome, though a bit of cropping from the bottom would be great imho.
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Dr. Harout wrote:Mary's shot is awesome, though a bit of cropping from the bottom would be great imho.
Thank you sir! I personally dont edit my shots at all, they get uploaded straight from the camera essentially. I have a pet-peeve against Photoshop but do see good merit with crops to make shots look tighter. I always love you suggestions as to crops because to be very honest that would be my worst insight :) Here are some more!

Crystal Cave in Bermuda, shot with a Minolta 28mm f2.8
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Robin Thicke & Band on stage in Bermuda, shot with Minolta 50mm f1.7
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Very nice shots, thanks for posting.
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Wycleff Jean on a very dark and small stage :)

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I am glad I have stumbled onto this post, I also have an A700 and am having heaps of trouble with night shots.

Can you please tell me a bit more about the shots, were you using a flash? External or on camera.
What do you find is your best night time lens? I noticed you used two different ones, what is the deciding factor for using either lens. Were you using a tripod?
Sorry if my questions are silly but I am new to this.

10/10 for not adjusting your photos, at least we get to see the real photo the camera is capable of.
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Hi I'm with Michelle on the silly questions front. I'd love to know. My sone is doing music at college and uni and I took a few of his gig at college but they were rubbish as I havent a clue how to set the camera for indoor low light stuff. How do you get the light as per the stage lighting and do you use a flash, or gels. Any advice you can give would be great as you are clearly a master at this!!
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