pop up flash and kit lenses.

[akcron]

Hi all.
I am going to a party next week so will be taking the D40x along.

I only have the 2 lenses the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR and the 55-200mm f/4-5.6 AF-S VR and it will be in a poorly lit hall.

What would u suggest for settings using the inbuilt flash? As i am still saving up for a decent flash.

I would be grateful for any help/ideas to try.

Could be posted in wrong area UPS!

 

[ashaz]

I'm still practising with flash and try not to use the weak pop-up one for for anything moving(ie people at a party) but I get much better results by having the camera permanently set to use 1/200th sync speed rather than the 1/60th that the camera tries to use but it depends on the amount of light available/distance etc.

 

[Nawty]

You'll be limited to close up shots really so leave the 55-200 at home.

I would bump the ISO up to 800 to let ambient light fill the back of the shot and set manual controls to something like 1/60 f/5.6 and use the pop up flash as fill.

Importantly, practice before you go.

 

[akcron]

Thanks all.

Gonna do a lot of trial shots.

Again thanks