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Re: [OM] Re: OM 35 SP or XA

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OM 35 SP or XA
From: "JUANITA M. ALMEDA" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 00:41:24 +0800
Thanks for your welcome addition.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: OM 35 SP or XA


>>Thanks very much for your very concise brief summary of what would really
>>take much time and experimentation to learn otherwise.
>>
>
>One trick that Lex did not mention was directly controlling the flash
output
>to adjust the flash/ambient ratio. With most "normal auto" aftermarket shoe
>mount flashes, you set the ISO film speed on the back with a slide switch.
>You can fool the flash by changing the film speed setting on the flash to
>adjust the amount of light the flash emits. For example, if you have 100
>speed film in the camera, set the flash film speed to 400 to cut the output
>by half. Adjust the ambient exposure in the camera based on the 100 speed
>film speed. The flash will output a nice "kicker" light to remove eyesocket
>shadows, etc. Also, almost all of these types of flashes have a switch on
the
>front that controls the amount of light that reaches the sensor, usually
>labeled with blue, red, and I think white dots for the various positions. I
>think the red position usually allows more light to reach the sensor, the
>blue less and the white none. This also varies the amount of light that the
>flash outputs during exposure. The more light that reaches the sensor, the
>less output the flash has. The position that completely blocks the sensor
>makes the flash output its full power. Hope this helps.
>--
>Be Seeing You.
>Dirk Wright
>
>
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