Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-04 Thread Bruce Dayton
Feroze, For flash work, if you can take the time to meter, using a hand held meter is oodles better than anything else. I use a Gossen Digital Luna Pro F and it measures flash plus ambient light. Just set the ISO and shutter synch speed and then hold the meter at subject position and fire the fl

Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-04 Thread Bruce Rubenstein
There is no reason to think that a hand held meter is more accurate than the one built into the camera. It is all a mater of how meters, and instruments in general, are used. They measure exactly what they are designed to measure, and if they are working properly, will do it accurately. People get

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-01 Thread Feroze Kistan
istan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 12:17 AM Subject: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Feroze, > > Have you ever looked at light modifiers to your regular flash? > Lumiquest makes softboxes for clip on flashes that gives very soft > light. I

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-05 Thread Feroze Kistan
Hi BR Oh thank you so much, at least one person who dosn't think more epuipment makes better photographs :) Feroze - Original Message - From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:38 PM Subject:

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-05 Thread Rob Studdert
On 5 Dec 2002 at 21:39, Feroze Kistan wrote: > > Hi BR > > Oh thank you so much, at least one person > who dosn't think more epuipment makes > better photographs :) Hi Feroze, That post of Bruce's is one that he has completely wrong IMHO. Given the situation that he described a hand held mete

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Kistan Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Hi Rob, > So what is the generally accepted opinion? > In a studio setup, for my situtation, 90% > pack shots, and I'm just learning to shoot slides, > will a hand held me

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Feroze Kistan
- Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:56 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > - Original Message - > From: Feroze Kistan > Subject: Re: Re[6

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Brad Dobo
PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Well this is the problem, I need to buy > studio lights. I like the idea of continuous > lights. It takes me ages to set up a shot > and if I cou

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Feroze Kistan
December 07, 2002 1:14 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Hey, > > I'd love to try a studio setup. How much does *cheap* equipment cost? Or > rentals? It would be fun to do some work with friends and family and a bit > of still life, prov

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Brad Dobo
That's a good idea. Although my lack of knowledge will become rapidly apparent :) Brad - Original Message - From: "Feroze Kistan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:54 AM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Kistan Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Well this is the problem, I need to buy > studio lights. I like the idea of continuous > lights. It takes me ages to set up a shot > and if I could have the lights on most of th

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Brad Dobo Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Hey, > > I'd love to try a studio setup. How much does *cheap* equipment cost? Or > rentals? It would be fun to do some work with friends and family and a bit > of still

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Feroze Kistan
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > - Original Message - > From: Feroze Kistan > Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > > > Well this is the proble

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Feroze Kistan
IL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 6:35 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > - Original Message - > From: Brad Dobo > Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > > > Hey, > > &

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Feroze Kistan Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Hi William, > So the modelling lights are on all the time and > the lights only flashes when I release the shutter? > Is that what the little plug on the MZS is for? > Does it

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Brad Dobo
Sticking to what I know, the MZ-S has a PC socket, but I've never used it :) Brad - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 18:12:20 -0600, William Robb wrote: > I don't know if the MZS has a PC socket. It does. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Treena
Speaking of flash meters, I just purchased a set of studio lights and I'm searching for a flash meter. Has anyone used anything from the Sekonic line? They seem to be reasonably priced, but I don't want to trade price for decent quality if I can help it. > You don't need to spend a whack of money

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread T Rittenhouse
were supposed to do. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Treena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 9:51 PM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > Speakin

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 7 Dec 2002 at 22:46, T Rittenhouse wrote: > I still like mine. The Sekonic L308-B is a rather basic > flash/incident/reflected meter that is small, light, and simple to use. It > is reletively inexpensive. Several others on the list have posted favorable > comments on it in the past. I have had

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-07 Thread Rob Studdert
On 6 Dec 2002 at 16:54, Feroze Kistan wrote: > Hi Rob, > So what is the generally accepted opinion? > In a studio setup, for my situtation, 90% > pack shots, and I'm just learning to shoot slides, > will a hand held meter be more accurate than > using the cameras meter? It really depends how you

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-08 Thread Feroze Kistan
: electra studio flash/ring flash > > - Original Message - > From: Feroze Kistan > Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > > > > Hi William, > > So the modelling lights are on all the time and > > the lights only flashes when I release t

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-08 Thread Feroze Kistan
7 AM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash > On 6 Dec 2002 at 16:54, Feroze Kistan wrote: > > > Hi Rob, > > So what is the generally accepted opinion? > > In a studio setup, for my situtation, 90% > > pack shots, and I'm just learning to shoot slides, &

Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash

2002-12-09 Thread Feroze Kistan
Don't you just love that! Feroze - Original Message - From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:46 AM Subject: Re: Re[6]: electra studio flash/ring flash