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Really interesting David... I think this one works better than the other one we're talking about in the other thread...

 

Just for kicks, try setting your ambient around 1.5 or 2 stops under and bouncing the flash at around 1/32 or 1/64 power; turn off that fill thing on the flash... you might be surprised at how little light you need. I'd love to see how that turns out with your BW processing.

 

PS--love that Lux :)

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Just for kicks, try setting your ambient around 1.5 or 2 stops under and bouncing the flash at around 1/32 or 1/64 power; turn off that fill thing on the flash... you might be surprised at how little light you need. I'd love to see how that turns out with your BW processing.

 

PS--love that Lux :)

 

I assume that you're talking about using the flash in manual mode? I assumed dialling in a -EV in TTL would just result in underexposed shots (that's what seems to happen when I do it anyway).

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I assume that you're talking about using the flash in manual mode? I assumed dialling in a -EV in TTL would just result in underexposed shots (that's what seems to happen when I do it anyway).

 

If you keep the ambient level right you should be able to dial back the flash component (even bounced) a bit even with ETTL, so try putting the camera on Manual, picking a standard aperture like f4 or something, then adjusting the shutter to get that 1-2 stops under for ambience. Then see what happens with ETTL on the flash and adjust up or down as necessary. This certainly works for all Nikons and Canons; don't know about the Ms...

 

But to tell the truth, yes, typically I turn off all the ETTL / iTTL / Auto stuff when shooting flash and just use manual flash exposure.

 

Why? Because the exposure evaluation to the flash just complicates things more by varying the output based on reflected light levels (so if you're shooting a dark subject it's usually overexposed and a white one is usually underexposed--and since I shoot weddings, black and white is typical--and typically wrong with ETTL :))

 

If I have time (at a reception or something) I'll actually use an incident flash meter to check light levels at key places (and we're talking all bounced flash here). I know that's not practical for shooting quickly, but that's where digital is such a boon because of course you can check stuff very quickly!

 

Jamie

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