Foxy wrote:
>Tonight I photographed fireworks for basically the first time. I used
>the 2SP with a 28mm f3.5. The body had 400 Sensia in it.
>Basically, I used the camera on auto, and dialled in underexposure
>between 0 to 1 2/3 stops (depending upon the blackness). I dialed in in
>overexposure when there was heaps of light and smoke. I had to use the
>wide angle, as here we are only 30 to 50 meters from the fireworks. You
>have to dodge the little bits coming down.
>So I trusted the auto mode, as it is smarter than me. (But usually, I
>use only manual body).
>The question I ask is "Has anyone else had experience at a similar
>event?". Did I do right?
I've done fireworks on Auto, B and Manual. I believe Auto and B are
best suited when the camera is tripod mounted and you want to catch
multiple arrows. You just have to be lucky, like when trying to take
shots of lightning. On B, I held a piece of cardboard for the lens in
between the arrows. This gave me better results than Auto.
I found Manual better for normal, handheld exposures (catching
individual arrows), because I wanted to make sure the shutter speed
stayed at 1/60. Used the 55/F1.2 for that, and a fast film (Fuji HG
800), with good results. Spotmetered on a few arrows to determine
aperture, and retained that setting for the rest of the shots.
Hans
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