Tue Jun 26 16:10:20 EDT 2012 Walt Gilbert wrote:
> > On 6/26/2012 3:03 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > > Walt, as several people said, - it's a very nice colorful (albeit B&W) > > photos! > > > > As for the flash, - if the flash head allows tilt/swivel, > > depending on the room, I'd try to bounce the light of the ceiling or > > even swivel it 180 degrees (so it would point backward). > > > > Also, I found that in this type of setting, if the flash is capable of > > "A" setting, it works better than P-TTL. > > (At least with my Metz 58, which, for this reason, I like better than > > Pentax AF 540FGZ. I also think that the small forward looking flash on > > Metz 58 helps for catch lights when the flash light is bounced of the > > wall or the ceiling. That's assuming that it does what I think it > > does.) > > > > Igor > > Thank you, Igor! > > I was using the built-in flash on my K20D for those shots. > Unfortunately, I don't have a flash with an A setting -- just one that I > can use manually, which is fine if I have time to make several attempts > to get the shot just right. Unfortunately, with the very uneven lighting > in the bar area, and the nature of the shots I'm trying to take, it's > just not practical. > > I have used the fingers of latex gloves to diffuse the on-camera flash > in the past, and it seemed to work pretty well. I just didn't think to > take one to work with me at the time, unfortunately. I may get a real > flash before too long, though. I'll just have to save up my pennies for > a while. > > -- Walt In that case, you may consider one of the small diffusers for the built-in flash. I haven't tried any, but have been considering this one: (at just $6-7, it might be worth a try). http://www.buy.com/pr/SellerListings.aspx?sku=230026122 http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Universal-Studio-Diffuser-Olympus/dp/B002W3EL8U http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/pd-2%20diffuser.htm Or something like that: http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/pop-up%203%20color%20diffuser.htm HTH, Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
