On Monday, December 3, 2001, at 02:09 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 12/3/01 12:09:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > >> It is considerably quicker and more accurate than using the tape >> measure and math method. >> >> -Aaron >> > Yes, but "tape measuring" is done ~before~ you shoot the subject, > especially > since ~you~ determine the time of day and where the subject will sit. > In a > studio, the distances are fairly well known. Outdoors, the distances are > pre-measured, just as any artist measures and stretches their canvas.
Are we not talking about your specific example, where one must go at the last minute to shoot a function with no TTL and a busted thyristor on your 283? Or has this been expanded to the general case? > > While "automatic" or TTL flash merely light the subject so the photo > can be > taken, the proper use of manual flash can and does "paint"** the > subject, not > just "light" them. I agree, if the flash is just put on the camera and left on full TTL auto. In the quote above, I was referring to using a flash meter as opposed to using a tape measure and math. I still maintain that the flash meter is the quickest, easiest and most accurate in the situation you previously described. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
