far2000

guys i just got rid of my G7 AND Got an EOS400D With 18-55mm + 50mm 1.8,

awesome camera, but i need help on night photography, what are the best settings 2 use on manual concertin Aperture,F Stop, Iso etc, i have seen some cool creative night shots, like a picture of a the road lights lighting up in a line and ghosting....

im still an amatuer(serious) in SLR cameras and hopin 2 learn as much as possible..

Zonda

I know pretty much nothing about night shots...

But I'll give it a try.
Having a tripod helps. That way you can use lower shutter speeds and higher F and so on. High iso makes your picture more grainy so try to keep that as low as possible, but sometimes you have no choice but to raise it. And if you can, get a flash.

I'm sure there's someone who can give some more useful advice.

BMW_Dude

What made you decide to get rid of the G7!

I still have mine, and am very happy with it!

far2000

thanks 4 the tip zonda, will try it out tonite.....gona have 2 get a tripod...
bmw dude: I loved the G7 Camera, it worked well 4 me, but i guess the deal i got got the better 4 me, btw: i work 4 a canon dealer so it basically fell in2 my lap, i sold my g7 2 a co-worker....i had the optional wide angle lense with it, which worked quite well.....

soon i will need advice on lenses 2 buy,,,, ..

thanks guys...

Germaniac

What i'd suggest to begin with is leave your camera on fully auto, turn your flash off and use a tripod or steady surface (such as, well.. the ground) - of course, so there's no blur. Your camera will know it cannot compensate for low light by using the flash, so it'll adjust the iso/shutterspeed/aperture accordingly. Once you've taken a few shots on auto, you'll see what shutter speed and aperture it's using and the effect that's creating: from there, you can make slight adjustments so as to get your desired effect.

These are some spontaneous portraits i took the other night with a friend, we'd just gone for a walk (with a ukulele ), I saw the moon was out so i told him to sit down. it was taken with a dodgey happy snapper; fully auto, just resting on the ground to rectify any handshake.



and another, streetlight in view


they were both at 1" exposure

Zonda

That's a good tip Germaniac. And manual is always best, but getting inspiration from auto mode is a great way to start.

And a remote trigger is good to use when using a tripod, eliminates any form vibration.

BMW_Dude

Or you can turn the function on which means the camera takes the camera a few seconds after you have pressed the button!

Zonda

Indeed, timer.

BMW_Dude

Yep, that's what I was trying to say, the word timer never came in my mind though!

dOmInIX

How much did you pay for 400D?
I'm amateur as well, I don't know much..Shooting at night is very interesting, with long exposure. But it takes time and lots of shots to learn something and take some nice photos.
Here are some of my photos with longer exposure...You can get some cool shots when it's foggy night, or just before the sky gets totally dark.







Have fun with camera!