[LRFlex] Re: Fill Flash Technique?

Hi David,
You might try with a slower shutter speed depending on the length of lens you have on the camera - 1/30 for a 28mm lens, 1/60 for a 50mm lens, 1/100 for a 90 - in order to get more ambient light on the film. The R9 chooses shutter speeds like this when you are using ROM lenses, rather than defaulting to 1/250 as the R8 does when you add a TTL flash to the camera. Sorry to be missing the LHSA spring shoot in old Victoria,
Cheers
Howard.
On Monday, Apr 19, 2004, at 22:44 Asia/Hong_Kong, David Young wrote:

From: David Young <dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon Apr 19, 2004  22:44:04 Asia/Hong_Kong
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRFlex] Fill Flash Technique?
Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Guys...

I've had a bit of luck with some fill flash situations... but dumb luck is what it was.... as I rarely use flash and almost never use fill-flash.

What I've done is measure the light and set the appropriate f-stop for 1/250th of a second (the X-sync speed on the R8). I then adjust my Vivitar 283 to the power level that nearest matches the f-stop the meter calls for. I pop on a Sto-Fen diffuser and fire!

Is this the right way? Is there a better way? Or should I just continue as I am? It seems to work! :)

Thanks.

David. 

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