With camera sensors this good, is flash photography still needed?

Flash systems, often combined with a softbox for softer light, are used by professionals in studios - but there are also smaller models for clip-on flashes. — dpa

BERLIN: Handheld shots at night and at dusk tend to be blurred. But if you use a flash to provide some light and illuminate the subject, you may destroy the mood. So how do you take the perfect photo in low light?

If you own a modern camera, you don’t have to worry about it. "Sensors on modern cameras are now so light-sensitive that photographers hardly ever need to use a flash, especially when fast lenses are used," says photography specialist Sophia Zimmermann.