Re: [Leica] Galen Rowell

[Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>]

If you use the metz 40MZ-3i there is a slide on the module that will let you
under expose the strobe or overexpose the strobe by  up to 3 stops.Cheers Wilber
GFTBE

InfinityDT@aol.com wrote:

> 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.