A perfectly valid approach for your type of photography. But it doesn't
work for all types of photography.
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/18/2014 5:54 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> I have used flash when I had to for an assignment. I hated flash. I have
> always hated flash. It doesn't matter if you are an expert at lighting and
> the flash looks perfectly normal. When you use flash, you always draw
> attention to yourself. That is the last thing I want to do when I am
> photographing. That's why I use rangefinder cameras, fast lenses, and
> natural light. Just say NO to flash.
>
> Just my opinion!
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 4:02 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> If I may intrude in this thread - I'd be curious to see some of the
>> photographs of anyone on the list for which a flash was essential to
>> the success of the take - don't mistake me, I just need to learn from
>> you all.
>>
>> Thank you in anticipation
>>
>> Amities
>> Philippe whose experience is rather that flash spoils a shot
>>
>>
>> Le 18 févr. 14 à 21:57, Andrew Fildes a écrit :
>>
>>> My experience has been a little different. I have watched people
>>> struggling with things like Pocket Wizards and failing because they
>>> have soooo many features and options and channels and stuff that
>>> they couldn't get them set up in a new situation quickly.
>>> Meanwhile I've been using cheap Chinese triggers in workshop
>>> situations for years (where I need up to half-a-dozen in three
>>> rooms). Easy to set separate channels for different groups (visible,
>>> manual, DIP switches) and I've only ever had one fail. Range? -
>>> someone in another room in a separate but adjoining building with
>>> four brick walls and open space between us was firing my flash the
>>> other day (they wander off with the trigger still in the hot shoe).
>>> I'm using ones branded 'Nice' at present - the receiver is the AC
>>> power type plugged into the power line with a synch plug on a
>>> stretchy wire. I use them with both Monoblocs and floor packs. They
>>> don't even have an On-Off switch - if they're on the camera and the
>>> flash is on, they're working and I only have to check/label them for
>>> zones. No features, no options, no errors. I did go through a spell
>>> where some of them didn't seem to fire consistently with Olympus
>>> bodies (E3/5) but never any problems with Canikon.
>>> The only down side is that I can't seem to top-up if they go missing
>>> or break - every time I buy units they seem to be unable to talk to
>>> each other. So I buy a new full set for less than half the cost of
>>> one pair of fancy units and sell the remnants on ebay or at the
>>> camera market. Or give them to workshop clients.
>>> I've found the battery powered receiver units just as useful. So
>>> have my strobist mates. I even have spare batteries for those
>>> receivers just in case. (It's an odd one). I think some people think
>>> that they're unreliable because the trigger unit also has a button
>>> battery in it that's not easy to replace. Not dead, flat battery,
>>> take it apart.
>>>
>>> Andrew Fildes
>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> www.soultheft.com
>>>
>>> Author/Publisher:
>>> The SLR Compendium:
>>> revised edition -
>>> http://blur.by/19Hb8or
>>> The TLR Compendium
>>> http://blur.by/1eDpqN7
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 19/02/2014, at 1:33 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd suggest you get yourself a real radio transmitter and receiver of
>>>> which there are many on the market. I like my Alien Bees units...
>>>> the
>>>> little battery powered CyberSync units shown here
>>>> <http://www.paulcbuff.com/cybersync.php> but there are many others on
>>>> the market. I gave up on my original cheapy ebay units because
>>>> they had
>>>> not much range and were very unreliable.
>>>>
>>>> Note: some of the CyberSync units are AC powered for studio strobes.
>>>
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>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible
>> to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
>> NO ARCHIVE
>>
>>
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