At 06:17 PM 04/21/2001, you wrote: >Found a local source for Lumiquest stuff, and bought an Ultrasoft. >Now I want to use it tomorrow to photograph an event - a model >contest. Lots of extremely varied and detailed models of all types, >but the point is that I am going to be in close much of the time, even >though the 28-135 IS has nice reach, and I want to avoid flash >blow-out and minimize those harsh shadows from the bare flash. > >But never having used it before I'm a little nervous, these shots have >got to come out, as I'm the contest director! The instructions say no >exposure compensation is necessary but to expect a 2 1/3 stop light >loss. I'm going to be shooting in Av mode to control DOF, so what do >I need to be aware of? Is E-TTL going to take care of it all? While I haven't tried your particular combo, my experience overall with after-market bounce or on-camera soft boxes is that they don't change exposure as long as you remain within the maximum working distance, but that this distance is significantly decreased. OTOH, I have read a gajillion times that it's not a good idea to try a new piece of equipment on a "money job." Your mileage may vary. -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
