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Re: [OM] T 32 Flash Settings

Subject: Re: [OM] T 32 Flash Settings
From: "Clemente Colayco" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:10:55 +0800
Very well said Joel. I sure will try your approach. I have long looked for a
way to duplicate the soft settings of today's point and shoot cameras.

Thanks very much.

Regards

Titoy

----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Wilcox <jowilcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] T 32 Flash Settings


> ----- Original Message ----- from: "Clemente Colayco"
> <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Can you give me a brief advise on how I can use a T32 to do proper fill
in
> > that gives natural skin tone colors instead of the usual very light or
> > sometimes too white a skin color. I notice this happen as you say when
the
> > background is far behind the subject and or quite near (less than two
> > meters..
>
> I'm not Mr. Ling, but perhaps you won't mind an additional opinion.  If
your
> subjects are close to a wall of a room, and the wall is not too dark or
> light, your exposure will probably be balanced OK with flash.  In
situations
> where most of the room is open behind the subjects however, the
camera/flash
> will try to open up the shadows behind the subject and wash out the
subject
> with too much light.  The only sure thing to do is shoot in manual mode.
> Just use the little calculator table and do it.  If you must use TTL mode
> under these circumstances, I've found that adjusting the exposure
> compensation nob -2/3 stop gives fairly predictable results.  If using
auto
> mode, just stop down a half stop or so from the stop indicated for your
auto
> setting.
>
> Even in TTL mode it is useful to be aware of the manual calculations.  You
> can try using a stop that is close to the proper stop for manual flash.
You
> have to have faith when you do this, because your camera will indicate
that
> you didn't have sufficient light for the shot, but when you get the slides
> back, the exposure will be perfect.
>
> One other thing to consider:  if there is any ambient light in the rear of
> the room, it can certainly help you out.  Take a reading at a window that
> will be in or near your background and try to use a stop that is equal to
or
> a little under what is indicated and you won't have to worry as much about
> the flash overpowering your subjects.  Oftentimes with 100 ASA film this
is
> around f5.6 or f7 -- good stops for flash portraiture anyway.
>
> Joel W.
>
>
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