Printed. Thanks Dave
> >Bill said > > Found this on a back up CD from 4 years ago. > Once in a while I am organized.... > > > William Robb > > > > > The following is an excerpt from: "MANUAL FILL FLASH FOR DUMMIES" > Copyright 1993, 1999, 2000 By Suda Mafud > > FILL FLASH FOR DUMMIES > Copyright 1993 By Matt Greene > > [MANUAL] FILL FLASH FOR DUMMIES > [finding correct flash to subject distance] > & > [finding correct apertures] > > > MANUAL FILL FLASH [when needing to determine the correct aperture] > *Set flash sync > *Take ambient reading > > *Divide ambient reading f/stop into flash GN to establish correct > flash to subject distance. The results = "bright" [1 to 1] fill. > *Moving the flash back exactly HALF the "bright" fill distance gives > [2 to 1] "normal" fill. > *Moving the flash back exactly TWICE the "bright" distance gives [3 > to 1] fill. > *Example: Ambient f/stop = f/16 Guide Number = 130 / = 8.125 \ > Example: Ambient f/stop = f/11 Guide Number = 180 / = 16.363 FEET. > Example: Ambient f/stop = f/5.6 Guide Number = 120 / = 21.42 / > > > MANUAL FILL FLASH [when needing to establish a correct shooting > aperture] > *When you know the precise flash to subject distance, use this: > *Set flash sync > > Divide the flash Guide Number by the known flash to subject distance > to find the proper aperture. > > *Example: Guide Number = 140/flash to subject distance = 15 > *140 divided by 15 = 9.33 or f/9.5 > *Example: Guide Number = 175/flash to subject distance = 20 > *175 divided by 20 = 8.75 or f/8 or f/9.5 > > Copyright 1993-1997 by Matt Greene > Zawadi Imaging & Media > All rights reserved > > > > > > >