Comments on: Concert Photography With A Nikon D7100

By: Matthias Hombauer

Matthias Hombauer — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:24:00 +0000

In reply to Jurgen. Hi Jurgen! Congrats and thanks for sharing your photos! They look great and it seems it was a fun black metal concert ;). Yeah, a 17-55mm range will give you more flexibility and f2.8 works great for low light situations such as in small clubs. This lens is not cheap, but it´ll do an a great job (if you have the budget). However, you can also stick to your 35mm lens and do some more concerts to build your portfolio first. let me know how it works out for you in the future

By: Jurgen

Jurgen — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:01:00 +0000

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Last week I did my first shot for Murmure Webzine, underground Metal, and I had a blast. Using my D7100 + 35mm 1.8 and these good hints, I was so happy with the result.
Now I’m looking for a 17-50mm f2.8 lens or a 17-55mm f2.8 (bdget?!).

By: Matthias Hombauer

Matthias Hombauer — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:48:00 +0000

In reply to Pedro Gomes. thanks so much for your comment Pedro. I like the idea to use an Eyefi card in the second slot.

By: Pedro Gomes

Pedro Gomes — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:02:00 +0000

Most definitely, that is the camera I have been using for a couple of years for all my work.

I did struggle with it at the begging because it does not handle back-lit subjects or direct light into the lens very well when it comes to auto focus (and i do love me some flare in my images), but like with every camera you learn how to work around this issues and make it do what you want it to.

I believe that in the end the camera is just a box with a sensor and a memory card slot and the quality of your images is more directly connected to the quality of your lenses. But that is me, and my D7100 has never been out of manual mode, I don’t really use all the features and a lot of them I don’t even know what they do (I do use autofocus though).

The D7100 paired with good lenses, and in my case a batery pack that allows me to have two batteries and also have all the controls to shoot vertical and a Eyefi card in the second slot transfering jpegs as I shoot is a perfect set up for all kinds of stage situations.

By: Matthias Hombauer

Matthias Hombauer — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:21:00 +0000

In reply to Larry Affelt. thanks for your comment and for sharing your advice Larry!

By: Larry Affelt

Larry Affelt — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:59:00 +0000

I shot with a D7000 in dim club lighting for a few years, noise was very handleable! It did have a focussing problem (which I found out later was an issue with them), after messing around with all the settings and the AF Fine Adjustment I surrendered and upgraded to a D610. Even less noise and better focussing in low light. The D7100 should be a great start!