[Leica] outdoor portraiture - flashmeter question again.

[leica_korenman at hotmail.com (eric)]

thanks for the help. I've thought of using the S20 with my R7 & M7.
I also use strobes with my Hasselblad, an a meter capable of outdoor flash
metering would be helpful.
Just daunted by spending more $$$ on a new meter..

Eric

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] outdoor portraiture - flashmeter question again.


> Eric,
> The trick is to use a flashmeter that can measure the flash in daylight.
> Because there are different reflectivities out there, the old guide
> number principle doesn't work so well.  Assuming a decent flashmeter,
> you will take a series of flash exposures(varying the power of the flash
> or the distance of the flash to the subject) until the flash is giving
> you an F number you like(most people like fill flash to be about -3/4
> stop to -1.5 stops from ambient).  Also, because the shutter speed
> doesn't affect the flash exposure, you can use the shutter speed to
> bring ambient to an exposure that works for you.
>
> I have been using either a Minolta IVF or a Minolta Spotmeter F for
> years now and they have never let me down.  Another option is to use a
> dedicated system where the computer in the flash/camera does all the
> work.  For your R7, the SF20 would be perfect for fill flash with a 400
> ASA film.  Or, a dedicated Metz would make your life a lot easier.
>
> 0.02
>
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of eric
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:04 PM
> To: LUG
> Subject: [Leica] outdoor portraiture - flashmeter question again.
>
> I am trying to meter my flash for outdoor portrait work.
> I am using - Sekonic flashmeter (very basic model), a vivitar 283 with
> varipower dial, my R7 , and TCN film (400ASA).
>
> Ambient light meters f8 , 1/125s
> Now - I am trying to get flash output of one stop less, but when I meter
> the
> flash (at any output setting) I only get reading of f8 or greater.
> Now this makes sense to me, because the meter 'sees' and meters the
> ambient
> + flash output.
> Seems to me that the flashmeter can't isolate the brief spike of flash
> output.
>
> What is comes down to is : How can I isolate and meter the flash output
> in a
> bright light setting?
> Setting the meter to higher shutter speeds helps a bit, but it is still
> generally overwhelmed by the bright ambient light.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
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