I can second Christine's recommendation. I've shot performers with the DA* 50-135 and K7 with good results. Many wide open at ISO 6400 in dim lighting. No problem with autofocus or exposure. I believe all of these are either ISO 5000 or 6400, most at f2.8: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=981706 Paul
On Nov 2, 2010, at 12:20 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > The DA* 50-135mm should focus reliably for you under the conditions you > describe below. As to ISO, I had to shoot stage production photos last > August--the play was Hay Fever. I shot ISO 800 for the entire shoot. A bit > of noise & saturation reduction in Lightroom worked just fine. Here's the > link: www.caguila.com/caguila/hayfever . > f4 was used with the DA 16-45mm for all shots. > > I have used the DA* 50-135mm under some really, and I say, really, dark stage > situations, shooting really slow. The lens focused reliably, but it was hard > to keep steady, but that's my error, not equipment error. > > For the shoot previously mentioned, it was just me, the director, and the > actors on stage. I was not shooting from the audience during performance > time, so I was able to get close and didn't need the longer lens. Cheers, > Christine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:13 PM > Subject: Dare I use a 50-135 f/2.8 + K-7 to shoot a musical this week? > > >> I have been using faster lenses (77/1.8) for stage productions until now, >> but want to get a bit closer with a zoom. Do any of you who have this lens >> feel that it will focus reliably in sometimes dim stage lights with a K-7? >> Because of the added length, I'm taking a Porter bean bag to use as a rest. >> >> What ISO do I dare use indoor under incandescent lighting from floods? I'm >> shooting it entirely RAW, so I can fiddle with color correction later on the >> Mac. >> >> What say you? Feedback from the intelligentsia is welcomed, gas-baggy or >> not, whoopee cushion or not, and I won't criticize your reading ability. My >> only other long telephoto choices are 70-200 2.8 Sigma (10 years old), or a >> 50-200 Zuiko that I got with my E-1 (but I can use it on my more recent >> Panasonic. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> About to photography Bat Boy, like my reputation depends on it. >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
