Concert photography

[MICKEY88]

I got what you saying its cool, our case was the auditorium had another show and the light people did not remove the gels from the other show and there was no one to remove them for our show . It was such a mismatch they almost cancelled but when you have people in from all over as they say the show must go on! LOL

always remember the last ditch saveall for any really difficult pictures

black and white..

 

[dr_zero]

always remember the last ditch saveall for any really difficult pictures

black and white..

LOL I will try to remember that

Do the B&W and just scrape away color in a few spots and tell them I wanted it that way.

 

[MICKEY88]

LOL I will try to remember that

Do the B&W and just scrape away color in a few spots and tell them I wanted it that way.

I personally don't like B&W . so there are only 2 times I will do them.. 1. if I'm being paid enough, or 2. if I can't for the life of me save a picture any other way..LOL

 

[Sirpurry]

I'm going to a concert at the end of this month, and there's no way I can get my SLR in. I have a p&s, but it's pretty old, and doesn't have a good zoom on it.
I did a search on another site and saw one mentioned (Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 or the TZ5), but I was just wondering if anyone else had any ideas. I don't have great seats, but a good zoom/good in low light would get halfway decent shots for me.
Oh, and image stabilization is a must, lol. I can't guarantee I'll be steady!

TIA!!!

 

[bob100]

I'm going to a concert at the end of this month, and there's no way I can get my SLR in. I have a p&s, but it's pretty old, and doesn't have a good zoom on it.
I did a search on another site and saw one mentioned (Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 or the TZ5), but I was just wondering if anyone else had any ideas. I don't have great seats, but a good zoom/good in low light would get halfway decent shots for me.
Oh, and image stabilization is a must, lol. I can't guarantee I'll be steady!

TIA!!!

you will have a problem getting good concert pics with a compact like the TZ5 even with 10x zoom. Like other P&S cameras the TZ5 does great in daylight but suffers at night especially trying to capture motion. I do know music concert pics can be done with larger P&S cameras like the Canon S5 by using high ISO ( 800 ) and a shutter speed 1/80 - that might get decent shots if you can vary the manual settings.

 

[OK!]

I've taken my Olympus Stylus 820 to several concerts over the past few months and have had pretty good results with it, but only on the "available light" setting (in scene mode). I'm at work and can't link up to my Photobucket from here, but if you want to see some of the shots, my username is Blueline29, and there are separate albums for each of the shows on the left side of the page. The ones under the album Foovegas are from this past weekend.

The camera's got a 5x zoom on it, which has always been adequate for me, but I'm always front row on the rail, so bear that in mind. Still, I absolutely adore this camera.

 

[Sirpurry]

Thanks for the replies...

Anyone else with ideas? I keep reading that Fujifilm Finepix are okay in lowlight. Know anything about this? I have done so much research I am back at square one. I think I need someone to say... "Just buy this one and have a good time!"
Also, do any of them have good video functions on them too? My p&s only takes 30 secs of video.

I know it would be easier if I could just get my DSLR in, lol! BUT- I want pics, and if the group looks like ants on stage, that's fine. The point is, I'll have pics and video .

 

[LoraJ]

My TZ5 should be arriving tomorrow.
I will be using it at a concert on the 27th. I'll let you know how they turn out.

I took my Olympus Stylus 800 to a concert a couple of weeks ago and got some decent shots, but I was close to the stage. I just hated the lack of zoom on it.

 

[Sirpurry]

Thanks I would appreciate that!

 

[YesDear]

My wife has a fuji F50d and it does a good job in low light for a P&S.

 

[lovetheprincesses]

I'm interested in replies as well. I want to upgrade my little camera, with concerts and daytrips being the main objective for it. I have the same priorities as the OP---dark, motion, unsteady hands and lithium battery pack as well. Anyone have any suggestions about the Canon SD 880is?

 

[lovetheprincesses]

Can any of you experts out there tell me which b/w these three would fare the best under the above conditions??

Canon SD 870 is
Canon SD 880 is
Canon SD 1100is

Any better recommendations? I just like a Canon, but if anyone has any input, I'd appreciate it. BB has the 1100 for $165, the 870 for $265, and the 880 for $299. What is your advice? TIA!

 

[Sirpurry]

You seem like me, lol. I get it narrowed down, then I do more research and second guess myself.
What about Panasonics? Or Fuji?? I love Canon, but if they turn out to be "better for those situations" I can change. My concert is in 9 days, and I am no farther along in deciding.
HELP please!!

 

[Sirpurry]

Okay, I have it narrowed down to 5... which would you get??

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/com...sd950is,canon_sd1100is,canon_sx110is&show=all

 

[lovetheprincesses]

LOL! Okay, what I decided on, was the Canon SD 1100 is. I should have it by this weekend, and will post likes/dislikes. I have no idea if it is what I SHOULD have gotten or not. I wanted it to replace my little digital camera and the main uses will be day trips and concerts, so we'll see....I have already missed the concert I was going to last Friday from indecision, so at least I will have SOMETHING, huh??

 

[Sirpurry]

I hate not being able to decide. They all seem like good camera's, and one will have one thing I really want... then another will have something else I really want... and so on. If there was one it would be easier... then again, if they had all I wanted it would be my dSLR then! LOL!

Anyone else wanna suggest one from those 5?

 

[LoraJ]

As promised here are my TZ5 concert pics from this link.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28400709&postcount=831

I am very impressed with the video quality. Of course it gets really compressed when I put it up to youtube.

The girls in front of me looked to have a 13x optical zoom canon. Their results seemed about the same as mine. Some clear, some blurry. It was hard to get good shots at the angle we were sitting at. I took mine on the Sport setting.

 

[OK!]

FWIW, I also have a Canon SX 100 IS and while I haven't had the best luck with it (due to it being defective (the autofocus, um, didn't)...I now have a new one, though, and it's like night & day), one of my friends was able to take quite good pics with hers from fairly close to the stage at a couple of Foo Fighters shows this summer. Not sure what the 110's zoom capability is, but the 100 is a 10x.

The photos that I was able to get had extraordinary color in whatever setting it was that I used (I apologize for the lack of detail...I'm at work and don't have the original files here, but I can post the specs when I get home tonight).

...and these were with the Olympus:

If you're going to be anywhere near any of the speakers, the sound on video's gonna be distorted. It still sounds OK on the Olympus, but is almost unlistenable on the Canon. Of course, I was on the rail directly in front of the speakers (like 5 feet away, tops), so that affected things as well, but there was still an extremely noticeable difference.

 

[annnewjerz]

Completely random question, but I will be seeing the Trans Siberian Orchestra at the end of the month to get in the Christmas spirit and just wanted to know:

1. Does the band have a specific photo policy or do you think I'll be safe just sticking to the Wachovia Center guidelines?

2. Has anyone ever seen them perform live and if so, how'd you like it? We were trying to settle on a Christmas show and it was between this and the Nutcracker Ballet...needless to say, DH liked the concert idea better than the ballet

3. For anyone who has seen it live, any photos you would like to share? I probably won't get any...I doubt my 18-200vr will do much good from where we are sitting and I don't think DH would be up for me renting a lens for one concert.

Thanks!
Ann

 

[Quicklabs]

Oooooh! Lucky you! They put on a GREAT, energetic and fun concert! Choosing between the Nutcracker and TSO is really an apples and oranges choice! I've been lots of bad Nutcrackers, though, in my time, and never a bad TSO concert. (I'm still trying to get rid of the memories of an avant garde Nutcracker performance featuring rubber duckies, inner tubes and snorkle fins! LOL)
I can't help you regarding their photography policies. I imagine if they had one separate from the venue, it would be on their website.