> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:16:45 -0600 > From: Harrison McClary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: EOS ETTL and softboxes > > I do not know about the 550ex and the wireless functions as I have > none of those units. But I do know that it is entirely possible to > light stuff with small battery powered strobes. I do it all the time > in my location work.
I don't dispute that, au contraire, my approach is that wireless flashing offers far too little benefit at far too high disadvantages (price being just one) to really make this recommendable. > I generally use a vivitar 283 bounced out of an umbrella or off a > wall, if the wall is white. I frequently use this in conjunction > with a small dynalite or as a stand alone light, or set it up off > camera then use another flash on camera and dial it back so that it > is a secondary light. This works really well to give you good light > that is in liteweight kit. Ack. > Often I think people try to make things harder than they have to be. Yes. A simple battery powered strobe plus a Wein cell or similar slave cell often does much better. Getting a flash meter and a few cheap flashes is the much smarter idea in comparison to forking over the money for multiple 550EXs. > Admittedly the 283 out of an umbrella does not give much light, No small unit does. Firing high frequency will cause thermal problems, though. > Now, I personally would not use this type of set up in a studio, I have done so in the beginning when light was as low as money. > but > for doing an enviro portrait of a person in his office/surroundings > the battery strobe/dynalite setup is great...heck I can fit this all > in a King Pellican case, the dynalite (uni400jr), 2 283's, batteries > (quantum) umbrellas, stands, cords, radio slave. Yup. Small package. > As they say it ain't the gear, it is how you use it that matters. Exactly. Learn to operate small units and a flash meter, and save yourself the money for a wireless system. -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
