Flash or no
May 23, 2017, 6:03 pm
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Especially when a decent camera can show ISO 3000 with little to no noise? Guess it depends on the camera.....
May 23, 2017, 6:28 pm
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Smartphone or DSLR?
IMHO most cameras these days with stabilization do pretty well w/o flash. Unless you are bouncing flash or have a diffuser I find no-flash much more pleasing.
As to how distracting, if you only take one picture and know enough not to have to CHIMP, why not, no more distracting than all the other things that happen in restaurant. with lots of talking etc. etc. IMHO.
IMHO most cameras these days with stabilization do pretty well w/o flash. Unless you are bouncing flash or have a diffuser I find no-flash much more pleasing.
As to how distracting, if you only take one picture and know enough not to have to CHIMP, why not, no more distracting than all the other things that happen in restaurant. with lots of talking etc. etc. IMHO.
Feb 3, 2018, 7:48 pm
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No flash! I recently took photos in a fine dining establishment for my large party. I used flash on my camera phone because the lighting was rather dim and regretted it afterwards. Everyone's faces looked washed out. In the past I have turned off the flash and my camera phone has done a decent job. There are also some simple editing apps to improve the photos for sharing. FWIW I also thought I should try turning on the flash this time because the dining room was mostly empty except for out group and I took the photos facing a wall away from other diners.
Feb 3, 2018, 7:53 pm
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If you taking a pic or two of your party as it is a special occasion then I think it is ok. However if you are taking pics of every meal or moment then yes it is annoying
Feb 8, 2018, 8:55 am
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Feb 8, 2018, 9:39 am
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you pull that stunt when i am dining, i will first create a scene, and if the restaurant does not throw you out, i will leave. i also think you should be banned from all nice restaurants. do you also leave your cell phone on and the ring tone plays something like the willam tell overture.