Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tritan wrote: >> What grade Neutral Density filter should I get if I want to try to do some >> daylight fill flash photos with an M7? >> A 2 stop (4X) ND filter will help. The idea is to drive the shutter speeds into the range where they sync, so you are shooting at perhaps 1/30th instead of 1/125th. But thats all it does -- it can move your shutter speeds down into the sync range. Its like loading slower film but you don't have to change the film. Using a 2 stop (4X) filter is like using 25 speed film instead of 100. For instance, if you are using 100 speed film, you are outdoors and a reasonable shutter speed/aperture combination is out of the range that the camera will sync, you put on the ND filter which will then get you 2 stops slower shutter speed. Lets say you are now at 1/30 and f8, set the flash for 2 or 3 stops under exposure either by setting the film speed on the flash or adjusting its compensation by -2 or -3 stops. The settings depend on what flash you are using - how that particular flash works. What you get are photos with some light in the possibly hard shadows and a generally better more even exposure, cleaner colors without much hint of the flash being used. Best, Henry Ambrose - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html