Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF
From: "Rafael Alday" <rafaelalday@yahoo.es>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 09:19:37 +0100
References: <3E0E44AC.3020108@shaw.ca> <002101c2aefd$f1350d60$70a72350@home> <3E0E92D0.5070301@shaw.ca>

Hi Greg,
GUIDE NUMBER divided by CAMERA TO SUBJECT DISTANCE = F-STOP

for a 100 ASA film:
125/15 feets= 8.
So for a 400 ASA would be 16
Good Luck,
Rafael
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF


> Hi Rafael,
>
> For 100 iso Guide No. 125, 50 iso is 89, 25 iso is 62. In all cases
> about 1/3 less for "wide angle".
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
> Rafael Alday wrote:
>
> >What is the guide number of the flash ?
> >Rafael
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica@topica.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:41 AM
> >Subject: [Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF
> >
> >
> >>I rarely use flash but I want to try it out with my IIIF Red Dial. Can
> >>someone confirm whether I have figured out the flash sync correctly?
> >>Shooting will be indoors with Tri-x, flash is electronic and there is
> >>some ambient lighting. Distance is between 10 - 15 feet (2 to 3 meters).
> >>
> >>I should use a shutter speed of 1/50th and set the sync dial to #20. I
> >>suspect I will need to use f11 or f16 at this distance with 400 iso
film?
> >>
> >>TIA.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Greg
> >>
> >>
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In reply to: Message from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> ([Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF)
Message from "Rafael Alday" <rafaelalday@yahoo.es> (Re: [Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF)
Message from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Using Electronic Flash With a IIIF)