I use the K100D as it can be capable of giving outstanding results.
Yesterday (Sun Mar/1) I shot at the
Sean Costello Memorial Concert -
it was held on the stage at the North Atlanta High Center for the Arts -
the stage lighting seemed simple compared to most of the music concert venues - but the results were really good to say the least.
Although the lights gave good results - the shooting conditions were still somewhat challenging - there was a deep orchestra pit between the seating area and the stage so to get good close ups I needed to use the equivalent 200mm region - which really means over 1/200 sec for handheld without Shake Reduction.
I normally have the K100D set at Auto ISO with the range 200-1600 - and most of the shots were at ISO1600.
Here are 4 shots from that session I have re-attached the metadata (EXIF + Pentax notes) to these resized/processed images using
PhotoME .
left: lens equiv. 207 mm; f/4.5; 1/125 sec; ISO1600
right: lens equiv. 270 mm; f/5.6; 1/50sec; ISO1600
left: lens equiv. 187 mm; f/4.5; 1/50sec; ISO1600
right: lens equiv. 240 mm; f/5.6; 1/40 sec; ISO1600
rest of that Album
Some thoughts on the lighting -
To me these shots almost look like studio shots - except for the obvious action - I thought the light was that good....
I think it was theatre stage lighting, which stresses proper facial lighting -
and that makes a lot of difference - most concert stage lighting are mostly about colors and what looks good for the stage and not necessarily about the artist - ie: "light show" - as opposed to lighting the artists/act on stage.
..... remember these are all ISO1600 shots and 200+mm handheld at 1/40,1/50 and 1/125 sec -
I not saying only the K100D could have taken these shots, but it certainly contributed a
LOT.