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Re: [OM] How to take proper product pics outside (WB?)

Subject: Re: [OM] How to take proper product pics outside (WB?)
From: Olaf Greve <ogreve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 12:17:16 +0200
Hi,

 >The diffraction limit for a 10MP 4/3 sensor is about f/7.1.  If  
going as
 >small as f/22 you might want to do some resolution testing to make  
sure
 >your aperture choice isn't throwing away detail faster than the
 >increased DoF is recovering it.

Uff, and here we are in the digital-everything-is-easy era...:(
Man, at times I long back to the days of Provia-100F or Provia-400F  
and a VERY extensive set of OM gear, with the 4Ti + 2-13 screen; what  
luxury we had! If only the storage media could keep up with modern  
times, all would be fine again...

Anyway: I've made a first step in working towards your set-up: I went  
(with a big feeling of nostalgy) through my Olympus closet, and dug  
out the relevant flash gear I have; quite a bit it is; more than I  
remembered, though of somewhat different types than I had initially  
mentioned; here goes:

-1x T32 (I thought I had 2, but I was mistaken)
-2x T20 (this is where the above confusion came from: 2 T20s and 1  
T32, not vice versa)
-1x T28 Twin Flash
-1x PBG2 (may be handy?)
-3x T20 autoconnectors
-4x regular table tripods
-1x "gorilla" table tripod (with wrappable arms)
-2x T-cord 2m
-1x T-cord 5m
-1x T-cord 0.6m
-1x T-cord 0.3m
-1x T-cord (coiled) 0.6m (w/o hot shoe connector)
-1x F-cord 0.6m
-1x F280
-1x set of OM flash filters
-1x flash extender
-2x lightweight video tripod that can be used for setting up the flashes

So, I'm now going to do a first try-out with the 2 T20s, hooked up via  
the 2 2m T-cords to the multi-connector, with the flashes mounted on  
T20 connectors on the two video tripods....

Almost eveything for a first try is there, except for... ....a hotshoe  
T-cord. :(

I thought to remember I had one, but it's the F-cord instead.

So, this is where my efforts stranded for today, and effectively this  
weekend. The good news: I gave a call to my good friend Jaap Korten,  
and fortunately he found a spare cord! :)
He's sending it out on Monday, so I should have it on Tuesday, and  
time permitting, I shall take a look at making the diffusers.

I may have a quick go at it all Tuesday night, but that is one of the  
nights when I'm in sole charge of our little-un Giuliana until 22:00,  
so I may not get around to it.

Definitely a fun project and the T20s may actually have some  
advantages; they're propbably powerful enough, take less batteries,  
and are more lightweight. If they can't cut it; I may have to opt for  
a set-up of the T32 from one side, and the T28 twin from the other.

To be continued....

Cheers,
Olafo
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