True. I'm glad I don't have to do the other types of photography ;-)
Tina
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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> >> to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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