Concert photography (Low light and high speeds) post some of your work

Very good stage lighting (1/60 F1.4)
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Communication between musicians (1/30 F1.4)
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All with 50mm summilux asph
Film trix@800 and some unidentified roll of ISO400 colour film (which turned out surprisingly good results)
 
From a recent Frightened Rabbit show at a very dark venue here in Portland.
Neopan 1600 in my M6+35mm Summicron. Developed in D-76 1+1.

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Here are some shots from Lilith Fair last summer.
Location: Ambleside Park, West Vancouver
Band: Sugarland
Film: Natura 1600
Lens: Nokton 35 1.2
Camera: Hexar RF

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I usually leave my camera gear at home when I go to a concert, but in this case it was on a festival where I had it with me 24/7 :)
Artist liked the shots as well, which was of course great to hear!
(M6 / 28mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 ASPH. / Kodak Tri-X @ 1600)


Gonjasufi by Renzsu, on Flickr


Gonjasufi by Renzsu, on Flickr
 
some new stuff, Leia IIIf 35mm Summaron F3.5 1/60th on Tri-X pushed a bit past ISO6400 (maybe around 8000) i just shot as slow as i was prepared to and developed for 75 minutes in Rodinal 1:50 and hoped it worked. bad lighting.
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Nearly 30 years ago at Little Carnegie Hall (now I think they call it Zankel Hall). Henry Threadgill (alto sax) and Fred Hopkins (bass) with a string trio. My seats were up in the balcony. M4 and 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit. HP5. I think I shared my second ticket with the bassist Brian Smith, who was known for playing a 13-foot tall bass.

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Spyrogyro concert shot with 300mm Accura Diamatic, ISO 800 Fujicolor @5.6, shutterspeed not recorded but obvioslyu slow.
 

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I'm going to follow William's lead here and add to the John Doe count (here with Exene).
Lots of ...jostling up front at an X show (the slight blur).
Hexar RF 'cron 90/2. Superia 400.

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Same night same setup.
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Here are some recent ones my G10 (not my first choice for shooting shows) at 400 and 800 ISO. I probably could sharpen these up some more.

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This is a really rare pic Billy without a big Sh*teating grin on his face:D
 
some new stuff, Leia IIIf 35mm Summaron F3.5 1/60th on Tri-X pushed a bit past ISO6400 (maybe around 8000) i just shot as slow as i was prepared to and developed for 75 minutes in Rodinal 1:50 and hoped it worked. bad lighting.
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nice shots, i'm really impressed by how little grain there is , despite the long developemnt and rodinal! A bigger crop would be nice, just to see how much grain there is....
 
Hasselblad 500EL/M, 350mm F5.6 Zeiss Tele-Tessar C, Ilford 220 HP5+.
 

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I have a lot of respect for low-light concert shooters of all stripes. But these days, given that kind of assignment, I'd reach for a good DSLR first. Between the high res, the high ISOs and the vibration reduction, the advantages are just too great. Just my $0.02. Your mileage may vary. And I don't mean to belittle the challenge of shooting concerts with film.
 
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