Is it possible to take night street shots handheld with M10

[LeicaTobin]

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Hey there,

 

My project Beautiful Strangers was shot in Tokyo and I used M240 and 35 cron. Used a mix of flash and natural light.

 

www.chadtobin.com

 

Cheers!

 

Tobin 

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/21009858@N03/

[JAC]

OP, for sure it can be done.  The main decision factor will be whether or not you have movement in the frame.  If you're taking a shot of a building at night, you can get away with slow speeds.  If you're wanting to freeze movement of pedestrians, for example, than 1/250 or faster.

 

I'd probably say max ISO of 6400...but if the only way to get the shot is ISO 10,000 than do it.  I'd be shooting wide open at whatever speed was required, than adjusting ISO accordingly.

[JDFlood]

Absolutely. Tokyo is one of my favorite cities for night photography (Hong Kong and Shanghai are also wonderful). You have great lenses. But try to get out right before sunset and sunrise as it is the most magical time. Experience is the best to prepare. You have to adjust to what you are doing, people, or scenes. I recommend going down to whatever the closest town is and practicing every night you can before your trip. There just is no substitute for experience. Process the photos every night. You have to watch out for too bright spot light sources in scenes. Blurring of people. You want to know in advance how far you are willing to let you ISO move to make up for low ambient light. I have taken 10's of thousands of photos in foreign cities, much at night, and it is experience that tells you that you are going to have to let the ISO go higher than you thought, and use 1/500's for moving people. If you can get out before sunset, you get the benefit of additional light and reduced overall dynamic range. It is a magical time, you just don't want to miss these times if you can.

 

There are a few shots on my disorganized web site. 

 

http://www.georgeprentice.com/index.php/start/china/guangzhoug/

 

 

 

 

JD

Edited August 13, 2018 by JDFlood

[JDFlood]

I just ran into this set, taken in Ginza at and after sunset:

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RsCiattjQkUa8kRC2

 

This Shanghai, a dark night:

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7NRqK93XQ9Xxim9C8

 

I probably took these with my Fuji Xpro 2, but only means you’ll have a better camera and lenses.

 

 

JD

Edited August 14, 2018 by JDFlood

[me111]

OT: I found that in Japanese cities, to shoot street, it's good to have a wide angle (wider than 35mm) in my bag since in many situations, I don't have much room to step back.