tnguyen600
Well-Known Member
So i borrowed my buddy's starter lens and spent a a couple of hours playing around with the shutter speed and aperture setting. This is my first time really taking photos with a slr.
depending on your f-stop, i usually keep mine around 100. i just tested out my 50mm f1.8 last night. i set it to 50iso with flash on f1.8 but when i set it to f4 i had to set it to close to 5 or 8 iso with flash. i used manual mode which is hard but you have to adjust as quickly as you can.
WHAT?!?! The lowest ISO is 100... I think you are talking shutter speed. At ISO 100 the lowest shutter speed you can safely use without a tripod is about 1/30 - 1/60 for still objects.
You should always shoot with the lowest ISO possible. Good (fast) lenses make it a lot easier to shoot with fast shutters in low light using a low ISO.
Also, if you pop up the flash in Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority it will change your shutter to 1/60.