I used my 280T at a wedding a couple of weeks ago. I use two Lumiquest bounce devices, the original bouncer and the 80/20 bounce. The latter allows 80% of the light to bounce off a ceiling and 20% goes off the small bands white on the web of the bouncer. When I use the 80/20 I like to have the white ceiling at least 9 feet above me. I shoot full power and set the f stop on my 35mm Summicron lens (Yes, I shoot candids with a Leica M2) at f8. I don't always use the bouncers for everything. I bought the Sumpak Basic Grip that allows me to place the 280T on it. It is connected to the camera via a sync cord to the PC connector. The Grip allows me to move the flash off camera to the sides or above my subjects. Helps prevents red eye. I use the red mark on the 280T when I shoot on auto.
I can use the 280T with my LX or 645 MF camera. In this case I use the Pentax Grip that will allow me to use the Pentax sync cords to take full advantage of the auto exposure systems of both cameras. Jim A. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:18:31 US/Eastern > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Slight OT:Flash test for the wedding > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:18:38 -0500 > > Hi all and thanks to those who answered my quiry about film and ttl > for my upcoming wedding(friends)shoot in January. > I did a test with RG200 and the SP with 280T at the family function last > Saturday.I used > the smc m 50 f > 1.7(sorry Jeff i forgot to take the smc a 50 f1.7<g>) mostly between f 5.6 and > f 8 and > shot all with the > Cotty's "plastic bouncy thingy"(pat pend)and i think it worked well.Kept the > flash at 45 > degree and the > plastic out about 1 1 /2 inches. > No red eye,no shadows,no flash burn.Colours looked pleasing.Only one was a bit > under as it > was a long > shot and i did not think the flash would do much to the background folk.None > of the > ceiling bounce got > in the shot looked burnt either. > My only concern now is the ceremony will be in a larger golf club type hall > with taller > ceilings.Would i be > better to shot the flash at 90 for this or just off 90, and use the > plastic.(the last one > i did 2 years ago > was in a small church with a non movable flash at 90 at worked well) > What would be a rule of thumb for ceiling heights for a goos bounce shot. > > Dave > > > >
