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Originally Posted by Jamie Roberts
Sure--however you get the shot is great. But in my opinion you could have made this shot sing more with flash anway. I personally couldn't care less about the window highlights, though if I wanted to preserve them, the flash on the subject would have done a better job of that, too.
And we're nowhere near Noctilux territory here anyway. The 21 Elmarit on the M8 would have done the same job--or very close--at ISO 1250 and with a little bit of bounced flash the results would have been even better. The tighter crop would have made a better story, too.
Crummy light is crummy light. Often very low light is crummy light. I fight against that way more often than low ISO. YMMV
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Yes, I agree with all of those are possible scenarios. This was one of those jobs though where things just happened and happened really really fast. It was a real madhouse. By the time I dialed in my flash properly this scene would have been over and done with. As it is this isn't a shot I would use on my portfolio, etc - I have much better. And with a little dodging and burning, maybe even cropping it would be much better.
This was my true first day shooting with the D3 (on location in the Dominican Republic) and I'd yet to dial it in as I'd just received it a few days before this job. I shot more than 800 pics that day. Honestly, compared to the M8, it was a joy. Instant start ups, instant previews, big beautiful screen to show the AD even in bright daylight, the matrix metering was spot on about 90% of the time. I used less than half my battery power, even with lots of chimping.
There are some auxiliary shots I took for myself that yes I wish were with the M8. M8 shots do have a different 3D glow about them. A combination of the lenses and the AA-less sensor I guess. They are both great tools for 'my' different purposes. I won't be lugging the D3 around Europe on my holiday for a month this summer, that's for sure!
Oh, and I like crummy light! Why sap all the drama out of everything. For somebody's wedding day a fill flash is a pretty good idea (though Ricci's shots can prove otherwise). Otherwise it's amazing to be able to shoot where one can with the D3 and still get clean crisp shots while retaining the true atmosphere.