I’ve revised the Gear Guide to focus more specifically on gear that I use for events. The page takes a move away from a generic listing to give a little more information on my specific use of the gear in my kit, especially with regard to lens pairings with my D2x.
Previously, the guide gave a more general overview of the current DSLRs and suggestions for lenses suitable for concert photography. The revised page now keeps most of the latter, albeit in Nikon F-mount, but removes all camera-bodies except for my Nikon D2x.
The equipment guide currently covers the following sections and items:
Lenses (zooms)
Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8
Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRLenses (primes)
Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Nikon 50mm f/1.4
Nikon 85mm f/1.4Supplementary Gear
I’ll be expanding this page with more specific information for the lenses and may add links to images as examples. In the meantime, I may add or reformat the previous information.
2 Comments Add your own
1. Roxanne | November 8th, 2007 at 6:54 am
First of all, i love your gallery. Great work!
Concerts is what got me started on photography. It’s my first love. Unfortunately, i don’t have the funds and equipment to master it. I would really love to hear some tips from you. What would you advice begginers like me. Such as, what lenses you recommend? Or if you advice the use of flash… If not, and if ever you have no choice, what’s the best thing to do to your flash so that it wouldn’t consume the color or the lights.
Sorry if my comment’s too long. =D
I’m a fan.
2. Todd | November 8th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Hey Roxanne,
Since you’re asking about lenses, I take it you have an SLR. My personal preference for shooting from the front of the stage is a lens in the 17-55mm range with a constant aperture of f/2.8. Nikon and Canon both make lenses in this range, as do Sigma, Tamron, and Tokina. With concert photography, anything less than f/2.8 can start to be a liability, especially if flash is not allowed.
I basically never shoot with flash because it is not allowed in most of the venues I work in, so I can’t advise on that.
In addition to a f/2.8 zoom, the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is a nice lens for low light work, and the 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 lenses from most manufacturers are relatively inexpensive options to gather a lot of light.
Let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks very for stopping by to comment, glad you enjoy the work.
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