Videomaker Sept 09

Pretty good issue. They've got an article on low-light shooting that should be of interest to everyone. The article is pretty much dead-on except for a couple of things -

1. it says to zoom out all the way to let in more light. My wife and I always have different opinions on whether "zoom out" means to tele-out or wide-back. In case "zoom out" is not clear to you, in this case at least, it means to go wide with your shot. The more you zoom (tele), the more light your lens eats.

2. it says to use a wide angle extender for better low-light performance, but I think the author is mistakenly assuming that the principle in #1 above, is based merely on a wider perspective instead of less glass. By putting an adapter lens in front of your normal lens you are adding more glass and eating more light - hence getting poorer low-light performance.

Other than those two little nit-picks, author Jeff Sengstack has written a good, informative article that should help all low-light shooters, and that includes all wedding videographers.