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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:35:13 -0500
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Hi Douglas,

I have my flash set to 1/64 power, but that seems to only work in Program 
mode.  In Aperture Preferred mode, I get either full flash or no flash.  So, 
I went to Program mode, and kept reducing aperture and chimping.  At 24 
inches, f/16 seems to be close to right.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work


> Same with my Canon 20D, there?s some obscure setting for reducing the 
> proportion of flash that is so obvious when you read the manual but 
> immediately forgotten when you want to use it:-)
>
> What?s funny is that the Canon manual recommends using manual focusing 
> with their EF-S 60 mm AF Macro lens (so why build it with AF in the first 
> place?):-)
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> On 26.07.2012 00:19, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Thanks, Douglas. But, it takes some experimenting to make it balance out 
>> when using a manual-focus lens. On my Oly, flash only works full strength 
>> in the "A" position. :~(
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at 
>> gmx.de>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Small Insect at Work
>>
>>
>>> Very nice one Jim,
>>>
>>> goes to show that fill-flash can be invaluable at times.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>> On 25.07.2012 20:48, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>> While experimenting with fill flash, I caught this small insect deeply 
>>>> involved in his morning's work. Even the large bumble bees could not 
>>>> route him out.
>>>>
>>>> This is a small crop at 100% size.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Insect.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Elmarit-R 60 Macro, ISO 200, RAW
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
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