Thanks Paul Rick and Christine. I tested the K10D and D200 Sunday. Light a bit softer, not much. Had the same settings on both cameras, so its as close as we'll get unscientifically.
I'll down load the newer photos, but just looking at the LCD's, the D200 is doing a much better balance job. Dave On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dave: I agree with what Paul says below. Also, I shot ISO 400 w/ > center-weight metering mode, and camera EV +.7 & for the shot with the kids > blowing out the candles I shot ISO 1600 w/ spot metering mode and camera EV > +1.3 (the lights were off) --most were shot 1/50 sec @ f4 --and my parents > have egg white ceilings which helps; the ceilings in my flat are kind of > beigey and it warms the shot up. And when using the P-TTL, I was constantly > adjusting the flash compensation--constantly--up a half stop, full stop, > down etc but mostly up--further way from subject--up it went--closer--at 0.0 > or lower. I rechecked my Lightroom rendering data before posting here & a > few of the shots I bumped up the exposure in Lightroom to +.40, but not > many--most of the shots that were shown are as shot. All of this was on the > K20D. I''ll try to do a test later today with the K10D. HTH. Big cheers, > Christine > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: Geso K10D and AF360 play time > > >> I like some of these shots, but you're right, they are flat and >> overexposed. You may have had too much ambient light. Your exposure setting >> should be a stop or two below ambient. For example, if the ambient light >> gives you an f4, 1/30th exposure, shoot at 5.6. 1/30th. Then the flash will >> be the main light and the ambient light will be fill. That's how I shoot >> most of my indoor flash pics, and it appears to be what Christine was doing. >> What's more, I shoot everything in RAW. Flash pics usually need some >> rendering help. These could have been greatly improved in conversion. >> Paul >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> From: "David J Brooks" <[email protected]> >>> >>> Lucy and Boo were in a more then normal play mood yesterday, so i >>> thought this would be a good time to get the K10D out and try some >>> bounce flash, using the recently suggested settings, and hoping to get >>> something close to Christine's examples. >>> >>> http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/K10D-AF360%20Test.html >>> >>> Again disappointed in my results. Even thought the histogram shows up >>> well, they all look washed out and flat to me. >>> >>> All were in bounce mode except those noted as direct. Number 1229 and >>> the shot of the bush are in direct flash. No matter what i did with >>> the shots of the cats in the bay window, i could not get them lit up >>> well. I used manual mode in all, and the cat shots in the window were >>> exposed for back ground, flash in HS mode, but it still did not throw >>> the kind of fill light i had hoped for. >>> >>> K10D, AF 360, 77Ltd F4, Tv 1/30-1/60 except for cats in window, were >>> Tv is around 1/2000. >>> >>> Any helpful tips would be appreciated. >>> >>> Oh, ambient light is from a southerly bay window, with some sun >>> streams in 1 spot. >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Equine Photography >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> Ontario Canada >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow >>> the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
