3.5-5.6 lens plus flash or a good prime

[Kings]

Need your guidance

which set peforms easier under a real low light condition say take photo at night at Singapore river

 

[Rashkae]

You need to know first WHAT you are shooting - your question is a very common one by the way.

Take photo of what? people with the background? Then you should use a fill flash to illuminate them, plus a long enough exposure to capture the background.

Remember, a prime lens will give you a bigger aperture, but you then get a thin DOF. So you really need to know what it is you are trying to shoot, and use the right setup. "photo at night at Singapore river" is too vague - if you're talking about a night landscape, you can use any lens that gives you the field of view you want, then you would shoot at about f11-f16 anyway - definitely no flash.

 

[Kings]

You need to know first WHAT you are shooting - your question is a very common one by the way.

Take photo of what? people with the background? Then you should use a fill flash to illuminate them, plus a long enough exposure to capture the background.

Remember, a prime lens will give you a bigger aperture, but you then get a thin DOF. So you really need to know what it is you are trying to shoot, and use the right setup. "photo at night at Singapore river" is too vague - if you're talking about a night landscape, you can use any lens that gives you the field of view you want, then you would shoot at about f11-f16 anyway - definitely no flash.

thanks..

 

[coolthought]

You need to know first WHAT you are shooting - your question is a very common one by the way.

Take photo of what? people with the background? Then you should use a fill flash to illuminate them, plus a long enough exposure to capture the background.

Remember, a prime lens will give you a bigger aperture, but you then get a thin DOF. So you really need to know what it is you are trying to shoot, and use the right setup. "photo at night at Singapore river" is too vague - if you're talking about a night landscape, you can use any lens that gives you the field of view you want, then you would shoot at about f11-f16 anyway - definitely no flash.

nice summary. Couldn't say it any better. Just like to add one thing. Use a decent tripod.

 

[LeChucky]

For scenic shot. Better off with tripod.