On 9/15/06 3:02 PM, "Mark Roberts", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Because it is useful on occasion and always available. > > Yep. The "pro" disdain for pop-up flash is pure snobbery. I've seen > some of Galen Rowell's climbing photos, taken while roped in half way > up enormous rock walls and carrying just one body and lens, in which > he used the built-in flash for fill. Using the built-in flash for fill > has saved some shots I've taken while backpacking when I didn't have a > separate flash (and it wouldn't have been practical to bring one). > > I *rarely* use the built in flash but for the photography I like to do > I wouldn't want a camera without it. I use the pop-up flash quite often, mostly for the day-light fill-flash It's so handy. Unless I know in advance what I am going to shoot, I avoid lugging around a flash and a tripod (that's why I love the IS/AS/SR). I do carry a flash for shooting people in rather large room (church etc), but I almost all the time use the diffuser and the bounce flash, as I never like the harsh light and shadow. Pop-ups are particularly handy when shooting people in close quarters indoor (parties and such). I encounter many such cases, but the problem is again too harsh a light and blown out . These days, I am carrying a LumiQuest SoftScreen in my pocket. http://www.lumiquest.com/softscreen.htm BTW, when Nikon D200 was out, I read the interview with designers and they clearly manifested that a pop-up flash was their absolute requirement and they had to design the view finder around it. It seems this is their philosophy, except for the real top of the lines which pros use (and they definitely use external flash anyway). Cheers, Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
