On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 08:21:25AM -0400, Tina Turgeon wrote:
> I'm still new to flash photography and I have a quick question.
> I recently purchased a T32 (thanks to Mike on the list) and I
> need to know how to use it for fill-in. I'm taking my sister-
> in-law's family portrait on Sunday morning and I'm pretty sure
> I'll need to use a flash for fill-in. Will it already know
> to fill-in because of the TTL? If you respond, could you please
> cc: me directly too? Thanks! Btw, I'm using the T32 with my
> OM-2S.
Tina,
The OM camera`s are not too qualified for fill-in flash until the OM-3TI.
One reason is the 1/60s- Sync, the other reason is the dependence
of flash-metering and mtering of the ambient light.
When you use the flash in TTL-Auto-mode while the camera is indicatin 1/60s,
then
the flash is about equally balanced to ambient light.
I use the term "Fill-in" for a 1-1½-Stop underpowered Flash.
This is possible when you use the flash in normal-auto mode with computer
aperture.
The apperture value at the T-32 must be 1-1½-stop larger (smaler value) than
the actual
apperture setting (make sure the ASA-number is correct).
This is limiting your apperture selection work to small appertures (F5.6->16
with 100ASA-film).
I´ve not used Fill-in too much. I´d recomend a test film with a variety of
apperture
combinations (and TTL-for comparison) to find out which combination is most
pleasing to you.
Frieder Faig.
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