Thanks to all who have replied to my quiry.
It looks as if we may have some sunny breaks between now and Friday afternoon.I have a
roll of slide
film and the PZ-1 with me(and flash<g>)and when it pops out i;ll set up some sort of
dummy(me??)and
try some of the various methods described to see what softens shadows rthe best.As
long as
i have
the roll in by 2pm i can get it back that day and view what worked and what did not.
The D cameras are only really being used for pay work,just wondering if i should sell
some
35mm gear
and hook up with the *istD as my everyday camera and viewer.????
Dave
> Dave wrote:
>
> Its just this damn outdoor fill flash thing that I just cannot get my head
> wrapped around.
>
> To me shooting out doors in sun and having a flash go off would make it over
> exposed. I
> have read the
> manuals for the cameras and flash,but to me they are vague
>
> Then Butch said:
> This may be oversimplified. Basically to overexpose outdoors your flash
> would need to be stronger then the sunlight. If you set your flash for the
> same exposure or less then the sunlight on the subject all the fill flash
> does is soften (lessen) the shadows. In the case of backlighting, fill flash
> lessens the difference between the exposure on the subject and the
> background. I have found in direct sunlight using a modest powered flash it
> is difficult to so overexpose from the flash as to render the image
> un-usable, though you may be able to do it with a big shoe or handlebar
> flash. I usually just set my camera at x sync, leave the flash on manual
> full power (GN 100 [asa]), and adjust the aperture according to the meter.
>
> Butch
>
> Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself.
>
> Hermann Hesse (Demian)
>
>
