Hi,
Don Sanderson wrote:
I just read an article saying that flash was the best way to shoot macro shots. It cited the fact that both faster shutter speed to prevent blur and smaller aperture for added DOF could be used. I have several Pentax TTL units to try this out with. Have any of you tried this? What setup did you use ? Did you LIKE the results? I'd always imagined the light would be too harsh to look "natural".
If you think about it, the flash output bezel becomes a huge softbox at macro levels. 1:1 insect shots, with small apertures, require the flash to be very close to the subject to make sure enough light gets to the film.
A bonus is that, assuming there is adequate flash output, the flash duration will be very short and a high level of motion freezing effect will be available. You only need to be sure that the circuitry is capable of quenching the flash fast enough. A few experiments will suffice to check this.
mike
