Quote Originally Posted by Greg_Nuspel View Post
AL I can see what you mean about flash since you are shooting pros and more in a concert setting. I just have fun shooting my friends at the local jazz jam, sure some of them are pros, but they are all the people I sit down and have a beer with. So it's more like shooting friends at a picnic, but we're in a bar. So I use flash lots of the time and then we sit down together and see which sax player is looking like he's having a grunty while playing I don't think I'll be shooting concerts or people I don't know in this type of situation. I have shot some ambient but I need fa$ter len$e$ where's the 85mm 1.4 when you need it
It all depends on what outcome you want, there is no right or wrong way to shoot in small venues and with friends, but when it comes to being a concert photographer flash is just a no-no. I shoot strictly in M I want full control. As I mentioned I own a flash E580x and was on my camera once, to see if it worked, last time it sat in the hotshoe. Just how I shoot, I am sure many think I am wrong but what I want at the end a flash just is not relevant.