Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey, thanks for the GREAT response.....this is why I love the LUG! So you use a Nikon SB-26 on your M6? So I guess you really do have to buy a bigger, more expensive flash to get a little bit of extra functionality, even on an M6. On the flash I have, a Nissin $40 unit, there is a dial for the film speed and a scale that says what f-stop you need for a particular distance. I tested it with the flash meter though, and the light output does not change just because I move the ISO dial. Whether the flash is at ISO 25 or 800, it puts out the same light. By placing the softbox on the flash, I cut 1 to 1.5 stops of light. This is a useful thing, but if you say that a more feature-laden flash will let me do the same thing without the softbox, I will have to give it a try. At 12:28 PM 5/13/98 -0700, David Medley wrote: >Francesco, > >Change the ISO film speed rating on the flash. The flash does not know what >film you are using. > >Example: > >If you are using ISO 100 in your camera and you dial ISO 200 into the flash >unit it will give you approximately 1/2 the light output that you would >normally need. It will take some experimentation to get the ratios that you >want but it will work. > >Get a Rosco sample gel pack and cover about 1/3 of the flash head with the >warming color that you want and it will blend right in with the ambient. I >find the #3409 - 1/4 CTO to be about right for me in most lighting >situations. > >For a flash unit it use a Nikon SB26. It is bigger than I like and I will >look for something smaller one of these days. The advantage of this unit ( >and probably with lots of them if I would look ) is that on manual mode I >may dial in any f stop that I choose. I am not limited to just 1, 2 or 3 >stops like so many of the smaller units. I will dial in from f 1.4 to f64. >You may also dial in full power down to 1/64 power if you desire. I >understand that this unit is designed for automatic TTL with the Nikon >brand but in manual mode with the sensor mounted on the flash it also does >wonderful things. > >The biggest part of the whole process is to experiment and see what works >best for you in your situation. Once you have the mechanics down it will be >duck soup, more so in your situation because you have tight control over >the subject and you have a little more time in which to work. > > >I did see your original post by the way but assumed someone with much more >knowledge would jump in. > >Cheers, >David Medley >Whidbey Is. WA >USA >dmedley@whidbey.net > >---------- >> From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com> >> >> The flash I am using does not allow for altering the flash output. >> > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/