What's a good, cheap lens for indoor, low light situations?

mojoe_24 · 01-18-2011, 10:38 PM

I think his shots are very usable.

UnknownVT · 01-19-2011, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by mojoe_24

Ah, thanks. I knew I asked it somewhere, but couldn't remember where, lol. I could have sworn I did that and couldn't set it above 3200. Is there any reason not to just leave the Expanded Sensitivity on?

Can't figure out why you might not have been able to set sensitivity above ISO3200 -
ISO6400 I would have understood, since that is the normal upper limit to the ISO
and only by expanding the range can one reach ISO12800.

There is no reason why one shouldn't leave the expanded sensitivity On.

I have Highlight Correction On and if I did not have expanded sensitivity
then my lowest ISO would have been ISO400 -
with the expansion On I can get ISO200
- this is pretty important to me.

PS - I answered your other question re: step down in post #138 of thread Kx in Use
- I hope I understood what you were asking?

01-19-2011, 12:02 AM	#32
UnknownVT Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,812	Originally posted by mojoe_24 Ah, thanks. I knew I asked it somewhere, but couldn't remember where, lol. I could have sworn I did that and couldn't set it above 3200. Is there any reason not to just leave the Expanded Sensitivity on? Can't figure out why you might not have been able to set sensitivity above ISO3200 - ISO6400 I would have understood, since that is the normal upper limit to the ISO and only by expanding the range can one reach ISO12800. There is no reason why one shouldn't leave the expanded sensitivity On. I have Highlight Correction On and if I did not have expanded sensitivity then my lowest ISO would have been ISO400 - with the expansion On I can get ISO200 - this is pretty important to me. PS - I answered your other question re: step down in post #138 of thread Kx in Use - I hope I understood what you were asking? Last edited by UnknownVT; 01-19-2011 at 12:28 PM.

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01-18-2011, 10:38 PM	#31
mojoe_24 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 241 Original Poster	I think his shots are very usable.