[sanjuro]

I am writing a detective novel, and he has to shoot at night of people inside a home.

I picture the scene as he is shooting from about 10 to 20 feet away and inside the home it is well lit.

What's the correct aperture and shutter speed for shots without a flash?

 

[Westy]

Tripod or No?
need fine detail from a document i/e low noise?
If you don't know, set it to "auto".

 

[narlus]

w/ flash is the correct answer. w/o it, you'd have to have a very fast lens and high ISO, and depending on how many people you need to get in focus and where they are relative to each, could be impossible.

 

[binary visions]

If I understand correctly, I think he's asking for the purposes of writing the novel, so I think the sky is the limit here.

sanjuro, I just metered my living room at 1/50th, f/2.8 and ISO 1600. A detective popping off shots with a flash just seems so... unrefined

 

[narlus]

If I understand correctly, I think he's asking for the purposes of writing the novel, so I think the sky is the limit here.

sanjuro, I just metered my living room at 1/50th, f/2.8 and ISO 1600. A detective popping off shots with a flash just seems so... unrefined

don't you ever watch CSI? they are always using flash.

 

[narlus]

I picture the scene as he is shooting from about 10 to 20 feet away and inside the home it is well lit.

ah, just noticed that. yeah, BV's metering should be ballpark, probably even stop down a bit since you can get a lower shutter speed w/ the shorter focal length.

 

[RUFUS]

don't you ever watch CSI? they are always using flash.

Yeah and they use a macro ring flash for EVERYTHING!!!
Pathetic

 

[binary visions]

ah, just noticed that. yeah, BV's metering should be ballpark, probably even stop down a bit since you can get a lower shutter speed w/ the shorter focal length.

What kind of dumbass detective novels do you read, where the detectives use a flash and wide angle lenses?

 

[Damo]

Will the book have pictures?

I like picture books.

Me and my crayons.

Good luck in writing your book man!