I am fairly new to dslr‘s. I have a 35mm f/1.8g lens on a d90. I would like to know what the best settings are for shooting people and moving objects in the dark or very dim lights. Any advice would be appreciated thanx!
1) Put the D90 in Aperture priority mode, 2) Set the aperture wide open at f/1.8, 3) Set the iso as high as you need to go (to force a shutter speed fast enough to avoid motion blur.) If the depth of field is too shallow at f/1.8, try an aperture of f/2.8 or f/4. The bigger the number, the more you'll get in focus. But you'll have to crank the iso higher as well to compensate. And if you find that the auto-focus system has a hard time locking on in very low light, switch to just the central AF point.
Check your fuses. If the connection is broken on the fuse then it's time to replace it. Your owners manual should show you where the fuse box is and which fuse goes to what. Check the net if you don't have the manual or pull them one at a time and look. weeder
Depending on the lights you have, If they run on Direct Cables (Red, Green, Ether) cables, then i would suggest you open the light mainframe (making sure car if off of course) and slowly screw or pull the bulb, if you find out its just a simple screw in and out operation, then common sense will guide you, however, if it has 2 or 3 extension wires lodged behind its bulb, then acquire the exact same bulb and slowly unscrew your old one from its cables and screw in the new one, keeping in the mind the correct circuit wires. Hope this helps. Stay safe and Good Luck!
It depends on how low the light and how fast they are moving. The wide aperture and high ISO abilities of your equipment might be enough, but it has its limits. Sometimes the answer is good, old electronic flash. A little point 'n' shoot has a flash, but your equipment can have more flash range. Run out and buy a Nikon SB 600, and you have even more range. Or, if there is a white (or nearly white) wall or ceiling to bounce the flash from, you get a more pleasing looking illumination than the harsh, flat-looking, direct flash.
All you need is a screw driver look and see what size the screws are and take the cluster out and replace the bulbs
