Using an RTF indoors would be my last resort - only if it provided
the only means to take a picture. I sometimes - though quite rarely -
use an RTF for fill-in outdoors, but solely with lenses that are
small in size and this limits the choice to primes in the 28 - 85
range or short standard zooms.
"Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał / wrote:
> Jim Apilado wrote:
> [Questions about use of RTF vs. external flash...]
> > I can see where an external flash would be recommended for the
long
> > zoom. I'm not sure about whether to leave a hood on the other
two
> > lenses when shooting with the built-in flash. What are your
experiences?
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I've had occasion recently to shoot people from distances of 60
feet or so
> at 135mm and 210mm. Even with an external flash, I find that my
subjects
> show a lot of red-eye if they're looking in the general direction
of the
> camera. The problem is worse at greater subject distances, since
the angle
> of parallax (i.e., camera lens to subject's eye to flash head)
becomes
> progressively smaller. Your decision is going to depend on what
you shoot.
> Generally, I don't like to use the built-in flash at all, even
for "normal"
> focal lengths, if I'm shooting people indoors or under low-light
conditions.
> Only if I have to, and only if I set it to the pre-flash (red-eye
reduction)
> mode. The external flash units are just a lot more versatile for
my tastes,
> and you can create a lot more depth in your scene -- as well as a
lot softer
> illumination -- by properly bouncing the output off walls,
ceilings, and so
> forth. The built-in flash would probably be reasonable for fill-
flash if
> the output is properly compensated. I just haven't had occasion to
do much
> of that.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill Peifer
> Rochester, NY
>
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