Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howdy folks, I rarely use flash, well almost never! It's sort of mixing gasoline and water, using flash and a Leica! :) But now that I'm an R8 owner with a Metz 40Mz and the correct flash adapter SCA3501. I have to learn how to balance flash light for flashfill situations and I don't really want to know I used flash. Just a subtle blink of light. For openers I hate those flash filled images that have blown out shadows where you are more aware of the flash than looking at the photograph. So folks I'm yours and all ears for any suggestions one might care to offer. It appears you can control the output in 1/3 increments with a tiny little switch to what looks like 2 1/3 stops down from full flash. So what amount do you experienced flash fill folks drop the flash to from full power for a nice quiet bit of twinkie light? After all my years shooting I am completely out of my league when it comes to this type of flash business. Reflectors I can see, flash and output I'm dead! :) Thanks in advance, ted grant Victoria, Canada http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant