On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: > It's the tight shot with the 70 that's blown out.
All of the ones i took are blown out at the settings from the D200. I had to adjust quite a bit. Dave > > FYI, have you seen and or read this? > > http://www.pbase.com/cdehaan/image/91881485 > > I printed out the chart and keep it in my kit for reference, 'cause I can > never remember all this data for a minute. > Also keep a copy of the text below it in case the chart confuses me, which > it does, under pressure, which is when I have to take a flash shot. > > :-) > > The basic site is a collection of photos of Pentax equipment. Don't know > where he gets some of them... ??? > > On Jan 5, 2009, at 14:39 , David J Brooks wrote: > >> Both cat shots are from the same location. I probably moved the 18-70 >> to 50 to get them both in. The tight shot of Boo, is with the 77 >> >> Dave >> >> On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Interesting. But I think the comparison of the cat shots is unfair. You >>> were >>> much closer to the cat with the Pentax, which in my experience makes it >>> harder to get balanced flash. >>> >>> Over all, however, I must agree that in this test and historically, the >>> Nikon flash (and the firmware that control it) wins the race. >>> >>> >>> On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:10 , David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>>> http://web.mac.com/barnyardcam/iWeb/Site/Flash%20comparison.html >>>> >>>> Using the K10D and 77ltd and D200 and 18-70, both from the same point, >>>> same settings. >>>> >>>> Af 360 on K10D and sb800 on D200. >>>> >>>> Huge difference in adding light to shadows,,as seen in the couch >>>> shots, and the shots of Boo in direct sun. >>>> K10D way overexposed in the high lights, D200 opens up the shadows, >>>> with no blow outs. >>>> >>>> The D200 is winning me over with the SB800. >>>> >>>> > > Joseph McAllister > [email protected] > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

