lol ... well, you didn't answer my question, but... ;-)
You don't even have to dial in values. Even a flash with a fixed auto-
flash setting (let's say one that requires f/8 @ ISO 400) can be used
in a way that reduces the relative flash output. Set ISO 200 on the
camera, and f/8, and you're now at -1EV for the flash exposure. Drop
the shutter speed from 1/180 to, say, 1/60 and you've increased
ambient fill percentage.
You can also use a flash in totally manual mode, and it's
particularly flexible if it supports variable power output. Just take
a reading with a flash meter, set up a Guide Number, and adjust the
aperture per your subject distance, ambient fill via shutter speed.
Works great for events like weddings where you have generally
speaking three/four basic distance/position settings for the normal
range of compositions.
Just because auto-flash metering is a great convenience doesn't mean
that it's flexible enough or faster to use in all circumstances. ;-)
Godfrey
On Sep 13, 2005, at 12:41 PM, Jens Bladt wrote:
When using an external sensor it's possible to dial in values, that
will
make the flash give LESS light than it normally would (My Metz
sensor will
allow this). For instance by telling it, that it's a ISO 400 film,
even
though it's in fact a ISO 200 film/sensor setting.
This way the flash will give 1 F-Stop less light, thus making the
picture
look less like "normal" flash photograph, which I dislike very much.
Fill flash is for filling and softening shadows caused by the main
light -
like the sun. I don't want the potograph to look like the flash is
THE MAIN
LIGHT, like there's no other light source. Fill in flash should not be
noticed by others than photographers :-)
It should do what a reflector screen normally does. But who want's
to use a
refelction screen at a wedding?
Regards
Jens Bladt
Arkitekt MAA
http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 13. september 2005 21:25
Til: PDML
Emne: Re: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings?
I'm not entirely certain why using an external auto-flash sensor
would be termed "cheating the flash".
I've used electronic flash in my photography with greater or lesser
frequency since 1969. Auto-flash control and TTL flash metering are
great conveniences for when they do the appropriate thing. When the
situation I'm trying to light gets tough, however, I find it much
easier to pull out the flash meter and set the flash units on manual
operation. Is that cheating too?
Another technique: I often use the flash meter to obtain a Guide
Number and then just set aperture per distance, control ambient light
fill via shutter speed. I guess that's more than just cheating. ;-)
Godfrey
On Sep 13, 2005, at 12:12 PM, Jens Bladt wrote:
This is what I meant by "cheating the flash"...
Another solution is to eschew P-TTL or TTL flash: use an external
flash with its own flash sensor. I've used the Sunpak 383 so far,
fitted with a Lumiquest Mini-Softbox. It returns excellent results
with the *ist DS.
