What is the best digital SLR camera for shooting low light events such as concerts?

I am looking to take more professional photos at the concerts I concentrate….which SLR camera’s have the best features for composing low light, quick moving images?

Answer by Cat Lover
Unless you have permission to take pictures, most concerts will not allow DSLR or SLR camers. They will confiscate the camera and may kick you out. If cameras are allowed, they are only the small point & shoots that do not take excellent pictures under persons situation.

So whatever camera you get, make sure SLRs are permitted, or you may maybe lose it.

Answer by David M
It is not the camera that will make a difference it will be the lens. Depending on how close you will be there are different lenses that will work. They all have one business in common though. They are quick large aperture lenses. That said unless you are on stage or it is a day time out door concert you wont get very excellent shots. At night it is to dark and the flash wont help unless you are on stage. Some lenses to look at though would be

70-200mm F2.8 would be excellent if you are in the crowd. Expensive though.

70-300mm will give you more reach but will be a slower lens. Not excellent in low light. They will also be much cheaper.

Any additional lens in this general range would be fine. The best ones will be an F2.8

Check with the venues before you bring an SLR to a concert though. They are not likely to let you in with one.

For some cameras to look at check out the later.

List Rebel XTi, XSi or Xs

Nikon D40 or D60

Answer by Pooky
Cat Lover & David are both assess.

Here is one-using List 135 mm f 2 lens.

and one with List 24-70 mm f 2.8

All at ISO 3,200 except the last one at 1,600

Answer by dude
You’re really going to want to look at a combination of lense and noise performance.
Lense – aperture. Most likely primes, especially at 1.2
Noise performance – You may need to bump the ISO to above 400 depending on the lighting and how well it handles it

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I am really into photography and wanted to invest in a high quality digital camera. I have heard fantastic things about Nikon, Sony, Cannon, etc. I wanted to know your opinnion on which one is the best.

Please answer only if you know what you are talking about.

Answer by Halo
I’d go with List.

Answer by dslant6
It’s really a matter of opinion. I like the Nikon, because I’ve been shooting Nikon for 20 years. Over the years, I have accumulated a bunch of their lenses, and their new digital cameras take their ancient lenses, which cannot be said of any additional manufacturer, that I’m aware of (beyond doubt not List).

But in terms of performance, all the major brands are excellent.

Answer by Dr. Sam
In the “prosumer” segment of the market, there are currently five cameras that are available for around $ 700-1,000 that are attracting the most attention. By the time you add a nice lens (often the “kit” lens suggested by the manufacturer) and a 2 GB memory card, you will spend about $ 1,500.

The February 2007 issue of Well loved Photography has an article where they compared the top 10 MP DSLR’s.

I took the scores and ranked the cameras similar to the way Formula 1 gives championship points. I just gave 5 for 1st place down to 1 for last place, splitting the difference when cameras tied in their catagories.

They evaluated Image Quality (charitable this twice as much weight as anything else), Ease of Use, Control, and System Flexibility.

The final order and my scores are:

Nikon D80 – 17.5 points
- BEST in Image Quality, Control and System Flexibility
List Rebel XTi (400D) – 13.5 points
- Tied for best in System Flexibility
Pentax K10D – 11 points
- Tied for best in Ease of Use
Samsung GX10 – 11 points
- Tied for best in Ease of Use
Sony Alpha 100 – 7 points
- LAST in Image Quality, Ease of Use and System Flexibility.”

Then again, this is the same magazine that place the Sony Alpha 100 dead last in this comparison named it the camera of the year in the previous issue!

Go to the first question and read the responses for more opinions.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiG00eHyd0oq5b.X7J.jiULzy6IX?qid=20070113133139AAHWJY0

If you want to get the “best” for the real world, consider the Nikon D200 or List 30D if you can afford it. For about $ 300-500 less, look at the results of the recent PopPhoto test and choose from that list according to your taste.

Personally, I use a Nikon D200 and would recommend it without hesitation to someone who has some knowledge of photography. For someone who wants the “best,” but is starting with somewhat of an “entry level” knowledge base, I’d suggest the Nikon D80.

There are public out there who will state their preference for the List cameras and I will not contend with them. The List 30D and 400D are brilliant cameras as well.

You would have to visit a camera store or camera department and pick them up and see what you reckon.

This review is now available online at:

http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3569/10mp-dslr-shootout.

If you choose on a camera, come back and question for a lens recommendation as we have experts for both List and Nikon who will be glad to help.

Answer by anderson
i ll suggest Nikon D80, its really excellent.

Answer by Pauly
Depends on what system you already have invested $ $ in for glass. If you have List lenses, you may want to stick with List. The List 5D is just about the best all around professional camera you can get, for $ 3K-$ 4K. It has a full sized CMOS sensor, equivalent to a 35mm frame. Nikon and others use a APS-C sized sensor, which is a bit smaller. Megapixels are not king in professional cameras, size of sensor and additional features are. If you are looking at studio work, look into a List EOS 1D Mark III, which were just announced this week.

I don’t know what kind of $ $ you are looking at spending, but if it’s about $ 2K or less, and you don’t already have $ invested in lenses, go with the Pentax platform. The features on the K10D are about the best you’ll find in a sub-$ 1K body, and you can find ton’s of lenses on ebay for cheap.

I personally have a Pentax K10D and an *istDL2 for bodies. I have many lenses for different situations, from landscape to indoor portraits. The fantastic business about Pentax dSLR’s is that they take any lens made in a K-mount. So there are literally thousands of models available to use.

A fantastic site to see reviews is called dpreview.com. They are a bit biased to Nikons if you question me.

Excellent luck in your search.

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