Flash for R-D1
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M4streetshooter
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I'm using a Sunpack 383 and it works great. No issues......don
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RML
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I'm using a Nikon Speedlight SB-24. Works marvellous.
victoriapio
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After some recommendations from RD1S users, I went with the Nikon SB30. Absolutely a great flash for the Epson, small, wide enough for 24mm FOV and up. Its settings for metering of the flash are perfect. I'll post some photos a bit later tonight or this weekend.
O.C.
O.C.
victoriapio
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Villain 2
These were in tough conditions, a very large community center with stage lighting. Our Fire Dept was putting on a safety skit called Safety Pirates of the Carribean and I tried out the Epson with the rd1s. Actually was very manageable.
These are shot with the 21mm biogon (FOV 32mm).
O.C.
These were in tough conditions, a very large community center with stage lighting. Our Fire Dept was putting on a safety skit called Safety Pirates of the Carribean and I tried out the Epson with the rd1s. Actually was very manageable.
These are shot with the 21mm biogon (FOV 32mm).
O.C.
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victoriapio
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Few more of Nikon SB30 & RDs1
Few more of Nikon SB30 & RDs1
I used this combination (Rd1s/Nikon SB30/Zeiss Bigon) again at my brother-in-law's retirement from the Air Force about ten days ago.
The only real problem is you have to take the external viewfinder off the camera (in this case for the Zeiss biogon) to use the hotshoe since the SB30 does not have sync cord capabiltity
O.C.
Few more of Nikon SB30 & RDs1
I used this combination (Rd1s/Nikon SB30/Zeiss Bigon) again at my brother-in-law's retirement from the Air Force about ten days ago.
The only real problem is you have to take the external viewfinder off the camera (in this case for the Zeiss biogon) to use the hotshoe since the SB30 does not have sync cord capabiltity
O.C.
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victoriapio
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villain 2
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LCT
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He he lots of Nikonians here. My fav is my good old SB 20. Not too big, solid plastic, decent guide number (100), no swivel capabilities but can be tilted downwards (-7°) and upwards (+90°, +75°, +60°, +45°) very steadily. Great combo with the R-D1 IMHO.
711er
Newbie
How come no body is using a canon flash??
Can I use a canon flash on my R-D1s??
Like those newer models, 580??
What about the Nikon SB-800??
Can I use a canon flash on my R-D1s??
Like those newer models, 580??
What about the Nikon SB-800??
PaulN
Monkey
711er said:
Yup, I use my 550ex and 580ex all of the time. With the off-shoe chord you can get some great shots that don't suffer from the "on-camera flash" syndrome. I've also successfully managed to wirelessly trigger multiple canon flashes using their built in IR transceivers.
I normally use my r-d1 for multi-flash portrait setups with softboxes, etc. Works great.
The only thing you need to remember is that you won't have any TTL function with the canon flashes on the r-d1 and that the flash will need to be set in manual mode. If you start off with 1/4 or 1/8 power you'll have quick recycling time and can dial in the aperture as required based on the flash to subject distance.
Here is an example of the R-D1 off-camera flash:
That was with the VC28/1.9.
-Paul
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mwooten
light user
711er said:
I've two Nikon flashes, an SB-28 and the newer SB-600. The '600 lacks the features of the older '28. With the SB-28 in "automatic" mode, I can adjust the f-stop value on the flash unit and then let the flash decide how much light to throw at the situation. Tighten, or loosen, up the f-stop value on the flash to increase or decrease the amount of light the flash puts out. The SB-600 is great with my D70, where they can talk to one another and figure things out with their TTL magic, but does really work all that well on the RD1.
victoriapio
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victoriapio said:
My recommendation on the small SB30 was based on carrying a flash with me at all times for street and snapshot use. I also wanted to use something fairly small and the SB30 fits that bill because at ISO 200 or 400 it has a good guide number. The SB30 in its small padded case fits in a my small leather camera bag with three lenses, the Rd1s with the 21mm Biogon on it.
There is no reason why any recently manufactutred flash wouldn't work on the hotshoe or via sync cord. The replies above remind me that I need to try out my two Canon flash units with the infrared control unit.
O.C.
Burkey
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Whatever flash you end up getting you should check out the products found at; http://www.stofen.com/ . I've used these for years and they really help soften the harsh light from the flash.
victoriapio
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Burkey said:
I have Stofen for my Canon flashes but they loose a lot of light and use batteries faster. But they are effective. Unfortunately they don't make one for the SB30. The SB30 does have a wide angle "speader" that does widen the light angle and softens the light just a hair. But that is about it.
O.C.
Burkey
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O.C. - have you tried one of their "Uni" bounce units that go on the back of the flash? I have one on a small Sunpak that there wasn't an omni bounce available to fit. It sorta' works like a 3X5 card rubberbanded to the flash.
Didier
"Deed"
LCT said:
I can only second LCT. The SB-20 has been helpful on all my rangefinder cameras in the (admittedly rather rare) occasions I used a flashlight. Btw. it can be set at any angle from 0-45° upwards, there's just no snap-in mechanism inbetween.
What's even more interesting, the SB-20 has three different lighting angles for 28 (W), 35 (N) and 85 (T) focal lengths. Another plus is the easily adjustable light power in manual mode, and the hot shoe locking screw.
It has also a low inner voltage and does not hurt the R-D1 or Leica M6 inner circuits when used, IIRC some RFF members had such issues on those cameras with other flashes.
Didier
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RML
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Instead of an expensive stofen diffuser I use a piece of thin, white plastic when I need to diffuse my flash light. Elastic will keep it in place. Nice thing is that I can pull it flat over the flash head or, for a larger light source, turn it into a giant flash bulb by blowing a little air in the bag. It's cheap too. 🙂
Burkey
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"It sorta' works like a 3X5 card rubberbanded to the flash." Yup.
saiminyaku
Imaging Enthusiast
Resurrecting a dead thread, but is the SB-28's inner voltage at a safe level for the Seiko Epson RD-1s? From my research, it's trigger voltage is 3.7v and the RD-1 can tolerate roughly 6v. Is this correct?
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