When and How to Correctly Use Fast Lenses and High ISO

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When and How to Correctly Use Fast Lenses and High ISO

06/22/08

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In low light conditions when you don’t want to use a flash, your standard zoom lens is not what you want to use. Learn here about fixed fast lenses and high ISO.

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Julie replied on June 22, 2008

It is always a challenge to get both a high enough shutter speed to stop some motion and low light conditions with a fast lens and a low ISO, but I have moved to an ISO-400 or ISO-800 and still had some pretty good results at times.
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