charjohncarter
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Affectionately known in some circles as the "Dongsphere."
See also, his new portable toilet attachment.
Check the 'Clam' too. I have a Minolta 320x (old) with three auto settings and many manual power levels, it has a swivel and the angles. I try not to use flashes on camera, but if you are doing bounce it would work. If you really want to be in left field get some remotes like this:
rxmd
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If you really want to be in left field get some remotes like this:
Metering can get tricky though unless you manage to keep the flash pointed at your subject all the time.
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rpsawin
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SF20 in my gear bag and rarely gets used..
Bob
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charjohncarter
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Right, but it always was before digital. Still you have much more latitude with negative film so there is a buffer there. I did calibrated all of the 7 strobes I have for both auto settings and manual; bounce and direct . Now I'm usually on. The most fun for me is using the flash in daylight as fill or sun synch. This is an ambient photo from my old Polaroid that I converted to electronic flash and using CyberSynchs:
Jason Sprenger
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There's always a little Sunpak DS-20 in my kit and I'm not afraid to use it when appropriate. If things are darker than wide-open at 1/30th, it's either the flash or a table-top tripod.
It doesn't swivel, but there's tilt and is nicely RF-sized. There's an automatic mode for f4 @ ISO 100 though f8 @ ISO 400 is more usual for me. I can also slip a business card behind the swivel-head for a bounce card.
With a fast lens, I can avoid using it in just about all but the dimmest situations. However sometimes, I'm caught after dark with my f2.8/2.5/3.5 lenses.
It doesn't swivel, but there's tilt and is nicely RF-sized. There's an automatic mode for f4 @ ISO 100 though f8 @ ISO 400 is more usual for me. I can also slip a business card behind the swivel-head for a bounce card.
With a fast lens, I can avoid using it in just about all but the dimmest situations. However sometimes, I'm caught after dark with my f2.8/2.5/3.5 lenses.
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rxmd
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Before the 1970s (or in rangefinder land before the Minolta CLE, or in Leica land before the M6TTL). There are situations where TTL flash really nifty.
That said, of course people used bounce flash before there was TTL. It's just a question of experience. Maybe I just never got used to it before I got the T90
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charjohncarter
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Before the 1970s (or in rangefinder land before the Minolta CLE, or in Leica land before the M6TTL). There are situations where TTL flash really nifty.
That said, of course people used bounce flash before there was TTL. It's just a question of experience. Maybe I just never got used to it before I got the T90
Totally, agree, it takes very much practice to get the feel. TTL and Auto helped all of us but still they can be fooled, the practice is to recognize the situations where you will get fooled. When I have one of those situations I shoot one Auto or if I'm using a DSLR shoot TTL, then I shoot one with old fashion Guide Number.
You can use fill easily at events: choose an auto f stop, set your camera to 1.5 stops below that f stop, adjust shutter for ambient light; then just walk around in the sun and shoot your Rolleiflex.