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Re: [OM] TTL flash theory, was: An object of beauty

Subject: Re: [OM] TTL flash theory, was: An object of beauty
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:49:07 -0400
And how did you determine the number of flashes to be used?  Especially 
since you were photographing a black object.

Chuck Norcutt

John Hermanson wrote:
> Sorry, I don't see email over the weekend, so I'm catching up.  YES, I 
> often default to these pictures.
> 
> http://www.zuiko.com/album/Trains/slides/1361-night.html  or
> 
> http://www.zuiko.com/album/Trains/slides/1361-night-2.html (which needs 
> rescanning I think)
> 
> Shot with plain OM-2 on tripod, Kodachrome 25, set to auto, f5.6 (I 
> think 35mm f2 lens) and exposure painted with multiple flashes from T32 
> set to one of the normal auto modes.
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> 
> usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> So, I trust you have it on a pod to avoid ghost images at 1/15?  
>> Another advantage of the plain 2 system is one can paint with multiple 
>> flashes
>> until proper exposure is reached---John--you there?   Time to link  one 
>> of your super nice train shots using that technique.
>>
>> AG keeps rubbing it in that he is one of the few list members that can 
>> drag the shutter with TTL flash-- harumph. ;-)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Why not forgo auto exposure and just use manual exposure you ask?  
>> Because
>> if the flash does not fire, the auto-exposure will compensate and will 
>> still
>> properly expose the image.
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