Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > > I was thinking of direct flash as non bounce flash as we had just been > speaking of. For me bounce flash is bouncing off the walls. Softboxes > and umbrellas are light modifiers which some might not think of as not > non direct but just direct and softened. (Eric Von Strohiem's down > lighting of Garbo). You are thinking of "On Camera Flash". Plenty of > people would equate "on camera" with "direct" but that's not an hard > edged deal it seems to me. > Penn was a bad example for me to use and Smith was a bouncer for sure. > Arbus used a Norman flash with her Rolleiflex and there is no law say > you have to like her stuff but to me it is pretty darn persuasive stuff. > The little guy with the hand grenades? Indelible. > I have occasionally been in the frame of mind flash wise don't panic > "When in doubt, blast' em". Not a particularly Leicalike thing to say or think. > My new 135 apo has limited indoor low light capability. My Metz 32 Z-2 > flash has resurfaced from the inner depths. It makes for a stealth > camera effect with the new lens. "Leave 'em with that afterimage" or > "Blind' em then run." I miss weddings sometimes. Briefly. > Mark Rabiner M6 + 21-35mm lens (your choice) + Vivitar 283 + Sto-Fen Bounce diffuser direct or slightly angled: Prefocus at 3-5 feet at f8.0 Blam, thank you very much. Variation on above theme: Use remote sensor cord for flash and move flash for directional lighting. Additional variation: Adjust shutter speed and/or auto output so flash is 1 stop less than ambient. Final variation: wrist strap on flash with remote sensor cord so flash is always close at hand for ease of access and aiming. - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/