--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Gary Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I recent got a flash arm from Really Right Stuff ... I bought
> it primarily to mitigate the red eye/eye shine problem I was
> getting from shooting habituated wildlife at closer range.
That's what I'll be doing a little of next weekend - rare leopards
breeding project in the UK. Ordered some Provia 400F for it as I
suspect it will be dull weather (standard issue for the UK when you
want to shoot wildlife!) but it was out of stock!
> I found that worked out fairly well, but am actually more pleased
> in having gotten the off camera shoe cord which I use frequently
> now and hand hold the 550EX rather than shoe mount it for nicer
> flash angles.
I've yet to use mine but I would think that so long as the camera is
on a good tripod, you can hand hold the flash and fire the camera at
the same time. The problem might be scaring the wildlife as you
position the flash! I guess E-TTL would actually be an advantage in
that the pre-flashes might go a little way to reducing red-eye (which
with nocturnal animals must be a significant problem).
Chris.
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