I was doing some stage work once with a pair of BIG studio strobes with
slave trigger. I had set up to take some publicity photos of the cast on -
set, but while they were still rehearsing, a parent of one of the actors
walked up and pointed a P&S. The look on their face when it all went off was
magnificent...
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mickey Trageser" <vze3m2s8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: flash in stadiums [was: Re: zoom v. prime]
> I don't know about modern cameras, but earlier consumer cameras and
> disposables had fixed apertures that changed if you put a flashcube on
them,
> or when you turned on the electronic flash unit. It was useful to shoot
with
> flash at the stadium if only to get the larger aperture.
>
> It may still be an aid to use the flash in modern P&S cameras if it fixes
> the shutter speed to particular speed rather than leaving the shutter open
> for long periods. If the exposure is within a couple of stops, the printer
> makes up the difference.
>
> Best results can be had if you know what the camera will do in a
particular
> mode, but most people don't think about it. Most of those cameras these
days
> have an auto flash mode that kicks in based on available light. If the
user
> leaves the camera on 'auto' the flash will fire in the stadium. The bunny
> company is selling batteries to the masses in a way they can understand.
> Rather 'brilliant', don't you think? ;-)
>
> Have you ever had occasion to take a shot precisely when another camera's
> flash is firing? If eveyone in the stadium fired their cameras together,
> imagine how well the field would be illuminated?
>
> -Mickey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Wagner" <twag@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: flash in stadiums [was: Re: zoom v. prime]
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > I watched a bat flying ritual in Austin Texas recently and
> > flahes were going off 300yds from the subject (bats)
> > ...kind of like McGuire and Sosa during the homer
> > race.....I think most are from disposable cameras
> >
> > On Fri, 06 Sep 2002 22:16:58 -0400
> > Stuart Landrum <slndrm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >You know what's SAD about that Energizer commercial??
> > > It's true to life, esp during things like the SuperBowl
> > >halftime, and the Olympics' opening and closing
> > >ceremonies.
> > >
> > >It just absolutely AMAZES me that SO many people are SO
> > >clueless about flash. Am I missing something?
> > >
> >
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