K.Takeshita wrote: > 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 > >
Given how popular wireless sync is with the pro shooters I know, I wouldn't be shocked to see Pro bodies start coming with a pop-up IR master. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
