Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 6/10/01 4:27 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com wrote: > Dan Honemann wrote: >> >> Mark, >> >> So are you saying that one _could_ effectively use fill flash even with a >> synch of 1/50 sec. in bright daylight provided one uses ND filters and a >> much more powerful flash than an SF-20 (say a Metz whatever)? >> >> Dan > > I said you don't want ND filters. > > Say your meter reading outdoors at a 50th was f8. Yeah but you'd have to be shooting Velvia to get that kind of reading! Say you're shooting 100 or 160 asa film like I was today (both). Nice sunny day with open shade at around 1/250 @ f/8 or f/5.6. On the M your flash possibilities start at 1/50 @ f/16. You might set your flash one or two stops less than that say f/11 or f/8. Something like a viv 283 will handle that with ease up to about 12 feet. The SF20 is going to be crapping itself. Whereas shooting with the T90 your flash possibilities start at 1/250 @ f/8 and your flash might be set at f/5.6 or f/4. The distance thing is really moot for me as who shoots flash at distances > 12' really? If you do any foreground gets totally NUKED. Get closer! I do disagree with those who think twinkie flash is evil/ugly. Done right it's just great. With 100-200 reversal film it's really beautiful. I don't really like EVS100 for instance, but add a bit of twinkie and it's nice. I would buy an M with a higher flash sync for sure. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com