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This question is especially directed a you who do a lot of night club pix. When your using your speedlite xxxEX what settings do you find getting consistent desired results?

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Sorry this should probably be in Small Flash and Studio Lighting. If on of you great mods could move it... Thanks :)


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ANYONE?


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Feb 12, 2007 12:15 |  #4

Set camera to M or Av, depending on amount and consistency of ambient, Flash to ETTL, EC and FEC according to preference. Second curtain not needed ;)


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Sorry I meant to say in manual. For me ISO 1600 3" sec and aperture of 5.6 usually works good.


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Feb 12, 2007 12:50 |  #6

I use ISO400, f/8 and anywhere from 1/30 to 2 seconds shutter speed, it really depends on how much ambient light I want.


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Feb 12, 2007 12:53 |  #7

Oh...and I do not use second curtain. I freeze my subject first curtain and get my ambient light play after flash.


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rabidcow wrote in post #2696543 (external link)
I use ISO400, f/8 and anywhere from 1/30 to 2 seconds shutter speed, it really depends on how much ambient light I want.

F8 huh? Why so much DOF?


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Feb 12, 2007 15:43 |  #9

I did this one at f3.2 iso 200 and dragged the shutter for 1 second

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And this one at pretty much the same settings

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They are probably not the best examples, but it was my first attempt at dragging the shutter, and i was pretty happy with the results :D

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I am not familiar with the term "dragging the shutter", what does that mean?


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Feb 12, 2007 18:18 |  #11

Photolistic wrote in post #2697531 (external link)
I am not familiar with the term "dragging the shutter", what does that mean?

It means selecting a slower shutter speed to allow ambient light to show in the exposure.
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Ahh yes...


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Feb 12, 2007 19:22 |  #13

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F8 huh? Why so much DOF?

I am not worried about DOF, I find f/8 to be VERY sharp.


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rabidcow wrote in post #2698722 (external link)
I am not worried about DOF, I find f/8 to be VERY sharp.

Of course it's going to be sharper than f/2.8, especially if you miss focus by a few inches. ;)

Focusing on moving people in a dark environment is always a challenge. You're not going to nail it every time. Smaller apertures give you more margin for error because of the greater DOF. Of course, it's always a compromise if you're trying to include ambient light.


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Feb 12, 2007 22:28 |  #15

Exactly, that is why I drag the shutter.


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