Thanks Paul! Don
-----Original message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 09:53:05 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: PESO: Sigma Super + magnifier + high speed synch > I had the camera set at ISO 400, manual exposure mode. The flower shot at f8 > 1/1500 was about half a stop under the overall ambient light. So in effect, > the flash becomes the main light and the ambient is fill. The frog shot at > 5.6 1/1500 was about two stops under the ambient light. It would have been > hard to handhold this one without the flash. The flash was set to the high > speed synch mode, which is indicated by an "SP" designation on the LCD panel. > The flash can provide some fill in daylight from about twenty feet without > the Kalt device, but it's marginal. With the Kalt Flash Xtender, it functions > very well in daylight. The Kalt device is about fifty bucks and is available > on their website. > Paul > > > > > Paul, since we just had a discussion > > on the > > topic of high > > > speed sync could you give a bit more detail on how you > > > set up for these shots? > > > Camera modes, flash settings, etc. > > > Was 1500/5.6 the proper exposure for existing light and > > > you just let the flash do its thing? > > > Jos had some doubts about the flash having power enough > > > for daylight HSS. > > > Is the Kalt device still available? > > > > > > "Inquiring minds need to know." ;-) > > > > > > Don > > > > Can you make that public knowledge Paul:-) > > > > Dave > > > > >
