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Re: [OM] Flash

Subject: Re: [OM] Flash
From: Ray Moth <ray_moth@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 02:26:31 -0800 (PST)
Brian Gray wrote:
(snip) Ways of working round the limitations have been discussed on the

List in the past and I believe that there is one flash system for OM 
cameras that will do automatic fill in flash with short exposures -
experts please speak up. (snip)
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Hey,  Brian, I know you don't mean me but I'm gonna speak up anyway ;-)
For fill-flash, you might like to try using the T32 in auto mode,
rather than TTL mode. Select 'manual' mode on the camera, shutter speed
1/60 (or slower) and a lens aperture that is 1 stop smaller than the
flash auto setting you have selected - there should be a choice of 3
settings on the flash. E.g., if you set the camera to 1/60 at f/11, set
the flash auto setting to f/8.0.  What this basically does is to make
the flash give enough light for a wider lens aperture than you are
actually using. Thus the flash intensity will be less than
theoretically needed but enough for fill-flash. You need to use the
camera's meter to ensure that the shutter/aperture selection is right
for the brighter areas of the subject (probably the background), which
may be difficult if you are using a fast film (ISO 200 or more); you
may then be forced to use a neutral density or polarizing filter to get
an aperture/shutter speed combination that brings you within the flash
auto range. I hope that's clear? :-O 

Regards,

=====
Ray

"The trouble with resisting temptation is
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