Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]there is a nice compact explanation on pages 37 38 of the kodak photoguide isbn 0879857595 best regards simon jessurun - ----- Original Message ----- From: "eric korenman" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:20 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Ambient light + Strobe metering question > I am using completely manual setup with a 320 w/s monolight which I can dial > up/down power ouptut. > I am trying to figure out how to measure flash output with an incident meter > and isolate that measurement from ambient light. Or is this really not a > significant difference in most situations? > > Eric > > > >From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Ambient light + Strobe metering question > >Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 07:23:43 -0500 > > > >Eric, > >If you have a manual flash then the appropriate Fstop for the flash is > >based on distance of the flash to the subject (based on guide number or > >power output of the flash). The drill would be set ambient exposure > >making sure your shutter speed is not higher than the flash synch speed, > >focus, check distance/Fstop on the flash, reset ambient exposure so the > >Fstop corresponds to what the flash needs. This is a lot easier if you > >have a flash with variable power like the old Vivitar 283's or a lot of > >the Metz units. > > > >In the modern age, if you have a TTL flash system, the camera adjusts > >the flash so you get fill without thinking. > > > > > >Don > >dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of eric > >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:27 PM > >To: LUG > >Subject: [Leica] Ambient light + Strobe metering question > > > >A photo technique book I was reading has a chapter on using a strobe for > >fill light. > >As an example, the author discussing an ambient lit scene which meters f > >5.6 > >at 1/125 sec > >He then discusses the use of a strobe set to output of 5.6 and varying > >the > >shutter speed to add or subtract ambient light. > > > >Question: > >When shooting outdoors and metering a scene (ambient light + strobe), > >how do > >I > >isolate the f stop output of the strobe? > >Do I meter ambient light, then meter ambient light + strobe and use the > >difference to > >figure my flash output? > >Do I just subtract f stops to figure the flash output? > > > >thanks, > >flash newbie Eric. > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > Create a Job Alert on MSN Careers and enter for a chance to win $1000! > http://msn.careerbuilder.com/promo/kaday.htm?siteid=CBMSN_1K&sc_extcmp=JS_JASweep_MSNHotm2 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html