Hi Lon, >> The only thing I would add to Bob's explanation is that some flash units >> will allow a flash setting (usually manual) that provides for a flash >> burst with reduced intensity, say about a quarter-power if you like. The >> AF280T is a good example with the H and L settings on manual. > >Cotty, > >Of course I want to know your opinions on Pi, irrational numbers, and >the pluperfect subjective tense. But also....
Don't get me started! >Don't you use the L setting on the AF280T often just to get a bit of >sparkle in the eyes? I seem to remember reading that in one of the >weeks in which PDML, for some reason, wasn't struggling with larger >issues. How far away, typically, gives good results? Yah, I used a 280T on an LX for fill-in with a modified switch inspired by Steve Larson. I found that setting the flash on MS-L and using it in conjunction with a normally metered shot, say of a person about 6 to 10 feet away, produced just enough fill to lose the black holes under the eyebrows. BTW, the only Pi I like is filled with cherries :-) Cotty PS: >Hi speed synch is a series of very rapid bursts. >Each drains the capacitor a bit, so you must be closer >to your subject than the max flash distance. A lot closer. Aha! I like a good light show. Thanx. ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________
