Mark Roberts wrote: > Mike Hamilton wrote: > > >> I've done a portraiture course, but don't have a lot of experience >> working with my AF360 flash in dark situations. I struggled all >> night. Out of the 113 photos that I snapped, about a dozen were >> useable. >> > > Just in case you ever need to know, here's how you do it: > Camera set to *manual* exposure > Aperture set for desired DOF > Shutter speed set to minimum hand-holdable speed or for brightest area > where you'll be shooting -- whichever is greater > Flash set to P-TTL auto, no exposure compensation > > With this setup, you'll be using ambient light to the greatest extent > possible and the flash will add whatever extra light, if any, is > required. > > I did some weddings with a very high-dollar pro here in Pittsburgh a > couple of years ago (used my ist-D and Sigma EF500 DG Super) and don't > think I had a bad exposure in the lot (though there were plenty that > didn't measure up because of *photographer* error!) > > The pro I was working with used Canon gear, but essentially the same > configuration of manual exposure and auto flash. > > > Mark gave me the same advice a few months ago before I shot my first wedding. A few others backed him up on it. I found exposures to be inconsistent using the K10D, 360, and the kit lens. After switching the 360 from P-TTL to Auto things evened out quite nicely. I'm not sure where the errors were occurring - in one of the three components listed above, or in that bulbous mass behind the viewfinder.
FWIW, I wouldn't recommend the kit lens for indoor wedding work. It's just too damn slow. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
