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Interesting. Some people are saying use the 1.2s wide open.

I added that the wide lens is a 14-24mm 2.8 Sigma with an FTZ converter.

You think it will be too dark for the 70-200mm 2.8?

1/125 sounds reasonable. I can hand hold that easily enough and is slow enough to gather light. I will try that tonight when I test the event site. Thanks.

I think I need to use a flash. I do have two 1.2 lenses that I am eager to try at this event.

I will probably use that lens most of the time. There is Christmas lighting over the road the parade is on, so I hope that will suffice. I am scouting the location tonight.

A small local paper. I have volunteered for local events for free. They are going to pay a token amount ($50), but I would have done it for free.

They don’t have any expectations other than the photos I have done before for events. I don’t think they have high expectations, though.

Good idea!

There is some Christmas lighting over the road. I am going to visit the site tonight to see how much. There will be cars on the road, so I can test on them. If I can do them, I can do the parade :)

I have a light meter I will use.

I do have a flash and have used it before. I have a Magmod diffuser I will use.

Yeah, just with a lot less light. :)

Thank you so much! That helps a lot.

I don’t have many options for the part of the parade that happens after sunset. I just went to the site at the time I am supposed to shoot and it was very dark. Hardly any light. No street lights, just some Christmas lights wrapped around some trees.

I am going to go much earlier to capture as much as I can when there is available light.

I saw similar events from the paper and they were all earlier in the day.

I won’t provide previews. I just have a deadline, which I can easily meet.

They are on site, so it is a great idea to tell them I have finished and if they want anything more.

They did say they want close ups of people, but they did not say anyone specific. Just people I find interesting. That is one of my strengths.

I have used the 70-200mm 2.8 for several events for hours at a time and I am comfortable using it.

I will use the 14-24mm for establishing shots. I have used it for wide group shots, but I am not doing that for this venture.

I am happy with the pictures I have taken wide open with the 1.2s. I don’t think that will be a problem

It’s an evening parade.