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johnnyrod · 14-06-15, 07:22 PM

Wow, you just need some flash cubes now!

I did a bit of reading on fill flash, would really appreciate any tips. Consensus seems to be to use an automatic flash unit (got one), set it to the appropriate f stop (indicated on the back according to the ISO of the film) then set the shutter speed accordingly for the scene, assuming you can stay within the max synch speed of your camera. Then adjust the flash power down 1.5-2 stops - on a simple one like mine this involves moving the ISO setting on the flash up e.g. from 200 to 400 or 800-1000 to fool it into using less power, which gives a fair bit or just a bit of fill respectively. So am going to try it out, but any other thoughts would be most appreciated! Am also going to try monkeying around with aperture and shutter speed as well and see how it all looks.

14-06-15, 07:22 PM	#130
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Vintage film cameras Wow, you just need some flash cubes now! I did a bit of reading on fill flash, would really appreciate any tips. Consensus seems to be to use an automatic flash unit (got one), set it to the appropriate f stop (indicated on the back according to the ISO of the film) then set the shutter speed accordingly for the scene, assuming you can stay within the max synch speed of your camera. Then adjust the flash power down 1.5-2 stops - on a simple one like mine this involves moving the ISO setting on the flash up e.g. from 200 to 400 or 800-1000 to fool it into using less power, which gives a fair bit or just a bit of fill respectively. So am going to try it out, but any other thoughts would be most appreciated! Am also going to try monkeying around with aperture and shutter speed as well and see how it all looks.