Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/10/99 11:40:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, peterk@lucent.com writes: << Sets it to -1.7 from ambient, and Nikon's flash system is still magical compared to anything else out there. Peter K >> Some photographers (John Shaw for example) set their Nikon flash to underexpose 2/3 stop from whatever fill ratio the computer picks (usually a range between 1 and -1). This is different from Rowell's technique. The way Galen uses fill flash (constant -1.7-stop ratio) can be done with any camera and flash setup including non-TTL with thyristor flash like a Vivitar 283. The key is to be able to "trick" the flash into thinking you're using a faster ISO film. With some TTL cameras this means forsaking auto-exposure and going on manual. That's where the Nikon-type system is more user-friendly than some. A friend told me he can set his Metz 40 MZ-whatever to underexpose (fill) with his R7, so I imagine the R8 would do this as well. I haven't tried them myself.