Glenn wrote:
> I've got a square of #87 filter material, which (as I may or may not
> have remembered to mention befor) turns out to be a whole lot cheaper
> than an 87 filter with a ring and threads and all. I figure one thing
> I can do with it is take apart an old UV filter and stick this into
> that, but another thing I can do which sounds like fun is to put it
> over a flash and not use any filter at all on the lens, so that I can
> take flash pictures at night w/o blinding everyone around me.
:^) Why not cut a piece to tape over the film gate between
the guide rails, too. Then you can actually still see through
the lens and also get the benefit of the #87. Any chance you
might mail me a strip the width of film and long enough to go
from inside each of the film cavities of an H2 ? <smile>
You do have to be careful that you dont set those gels afire
w/ too rapid flashes, but it does work. You should be able to
make a GN chart simply enough by nailing the best exposure at
a given distance and then setting the scale on your flash to
whatever best matches that reading. Pick a distance which is
marked on the flash. That will make it easier than using some
non-marked distance and the inevitable guesswork in the field
in the dark ;^)
Bill
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Bill D. Casselberry ; Photography on the Oregon Coast
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