Originally posted by JeffJS Leave the flash at home and aim for a slight overexposure by boosting ISO. You can easily go to 5000 with a single 40-60w light bulb and still leave enough detail to pull a good shot out of it.
Not a dim bar but an example none-the-less. (ISO5000)
Taken at a lower ISO 1600 lit by a few strings of christmas lights.
You will be surprised at how well the K5 does in these conditions.
Is this your Gretsch too?
I never had a bug up my arse for them, but as I got older, I appreciate them, especially for the history.
And have you seen a recent Antiques Road Show, where one of the ones from the 50s--can't remember its theme--had an estimated value of 15 Grand? And it hasn't had stings on it for 20 years, so God knows what the neck is like now? But it looks like the other one shown above, with a burnt branding mark on it.
Subtle highjack here.