Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal Philby wrote: <<<<<It can be a no brainer. A bit of test roll will tell all. Start with minus 1.7. That should give you a barely noticed fill. But test at 1, 1.3 and 2 and even 3 down.>>>>>>> OK, I'll have a go at it to-morrow and see what I can come-up with. God I feel like an absolute rookie, but I'll follow your wisdom and I know it'll work. <<<<<So once you get a little experience, you can up or down the compensation to get the feel you want. It really helps, often, to get the flash off the camera on an extension cord.>>>>>> I'm sure once I hammer through a few rolls very carefully as tests, I'll become more at ease when I use it for real time shooting. However it is so foreign to my way of picture taking, I think it's more of that making me feel uneasy rather than the actual mystique of the flash settings. Thanks very much. ted Victoria, Canada http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant