Yes, I did use a lens with a fast maximum aperture on the four photos shown in the previous page with the ISO 100 film. The lens in question was the EF 28mm f/1.8 USM wide-angle. It may be impossible for anyone to shoot the same scene using a moderate or variable aperture zoom lens on an ISO 100 speed film without a tripod, right? Yes and No. Yes, sometimes the brightness level may be too low for the camera to set a shutter speed that is handholdable with an ISO 100 film for those using a moderate or variable aperture zoom lens. No, in the sense that you don't really need a fast maximum aperture to shoot nighttime scenes like what were shown in the previous page as well as the two photos below. I shot the photos in the previous page at 1/30 sec. at f/4.5, and not at the lens' maximum aperture of f/1.8. Another neon light scene This was shot at 1/8 sec. to show motion Dark atmosphere and backgrounds do not relate to actual brightness of the scene to be recorded on film as they do not represent 18 per cent gray. It can fool your camera's meter into thinking that it needs to open up two stops more in order to compensate for the darker areas. So it the meter gave a reading of 1/30 sec. at f/1.8, the correct exposure is actually 1/125 sec. at f/1.8. If you need some depth-of-field, you can afford to close down two stops by setting the aperture to f/4.5 and reducing the shutter speed to 1/30 sec, still handholdable for most shooters without a tripod using a wide-angle lens. The second photo (above) was intentionally shot at 1/8 sec. to show a sense of motion from the traffic in the background. The EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III zoom was used for this As well as this one As I have said, the variable aperture zoom lenses can also be used for low-light shooting with an ISO 100 film. The two photos above were shot with the EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III zoom lens - this lens comes with the EOS 88 (EOS 3000 in Europe) as a kit form for buyers in Malaysia and Singapore. This zoom lens is also available separately for those who do not want to buy the EOS 88 kit. What were the shutter speeds used for these two photos? It was 1/10 for the Suria KLCC concourse and 1/15 sec. for the Burger King outlet, shot using the EOS 88 camera. The camera/lens combination was very light for me to hold easily without the risk of camera shake. Of course, camera shake can still happen when you are shooting at these shutter speeds regardless of the lightness or compactness of the equipment used. These two photos you see here are the successful ones from the sequences I had shot with the EOS 88/EF 35-80mm zoom; the rest were ruined due to camera shake. You just need to snap off a few frames of the subject using the same exposure settings to get more choices. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .