On Fri, 4 Jan 1980, Norma Foltz wrote:
>The T32 flash can be flipped up to various degrees.
up to a bit over 90 deg, down to bit over 15 (flip head up, move slider to
lock out or allow down angle)
>This is for bounce flash, right?
yup
>What will be the effect of having the flash pointing straight up towards
>the ceiling ?
you'd lose about 3 stops, and get down bounce...sorta like a huge lightbox
on the ceiling
>Is that how I got extremely low contrast images ?
not sure since there's no link to any photos in message....but contrast
really should not be a big deal with direct or bounce. at close range,
direct flash often gives a "deer caught in the headlights" look, so i
bounce it 45deg up (2-3 stops lost depending on conditions). the upshot is
that the light is very diffuse and soft, quite pleasing. however, there is
a tendency (at short distances) for the Dark Side to show up. that is,
under certain conditions at close range, you CAN find a shadow behind and
below the subject. most non-photo oriented ppl don't see it unless it is
pointed out, but we're a group of photofanatics right? <G> so it might be
of concern. also, there's no "catchlight" in the subjects eyes or any
reflective non-human object, something i miss. the ideal solution would be
like those metz units with large bounce/tilt head and smaller unit that is
fixed to fire forward.
but then i don't do a lot of flashwork so i'll have to defer to the more
seasoned pros. best,
/Acer V
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