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Subject: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash photography?
From: summicron at bellsouth.net (Frank F. Farmer)
Date: Sat Jul 16 10:22:23 2005
References: <4cfa589b0507151623709e6148@mail.gmail.com> <003301c58997$910a1030$24a0fea9@MacPhisto>

I use my SF-20 on my M6-TTL pretty often.  But I never use it at full 
power, unless I'm bouncing the flash (and usually not then either).  
Most often, it is mounted in  the shoe, set on TTL, with a - 2/3 or -1 
exposure comp. dialed in on the flash.

Frank

On Jul 15, 2005, at 6:47 PM, Christopher Williams wrote:

> Adam (aka Not the Flash),
>
> Unhappy how? Underexposed or overexposed?
>
> For dark low lit rooms, I use the SF20 on TTL, set the power to -1/3, 
> f/5.6,
> use the diffuser. I'll have the camera at f4-5.6 @ 1/10-1/30th sec. 
> Works
> for up to around 20 ft or so. Since the SF20 does not have bounce, you 
> could
> use a Nikon SC-28TTL cord for off camera flash.
>
> Setting the power down to -2/3 or even -1 works too in dark situations.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bridge" Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 6:23 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash 
> photography?
>
>
>> I don't take a lot of flash pictures and the ones I do usually
>> discourage me from trying more.
>>
>> The other day I was at a luncheon and shot the M6ttl, the Leica SF70
>> flash, and TCN400.
>>
>> I'm REALLY unhappy with the images. I think they are as well exposed
>> as they were going to be shooting in a dark room, but geesh, I feel
>> totally clueless. The only thing I could have done worse was with a
>> flash-bulb maybe.
>>
>> And I'm useless using fill flash.
>>
>> If there are any good references I'd sure appreicate them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Adam - NOT the flash
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash photography?)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash photography?)