P3D Re: Ambient light with Realist flash

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The Realist will still sync at a slower shutter speed (1/25, or even 1/10 
>if you have very steady hands).  Then, you can use the weakest automatic 
>setting your flash has and open up the Realist apeture to let in that 
>ambient light.

Yes, I pointed this out in the first part (repost) of my message:

>NOTE:  This discussion and different strategies apply for any camera 
>or flash.  Only, with the Realist I never dreamed of using a weak 
>flash and f4!!!! 

And if you do use f4 then you will get very sallow DOF in the foreground,
while with the other system you can still use f16 in the foreground.

> Some people find the ambient light to be a disadvantage, in that if the 
>ambient light is not daylight, the background will be discolored.  

That's correct.  I have found fluorescent light to be a problem.

>My choice is to use a slave flash to illuminate the room while the on-camera
>flash illuminates the subject.  This not only improves the background 
>lighting but often reduces shadows in the subject.

Oh sure.... Only I don't remember you ever carrying a slave flash...
The point is, lack of convenience.  

George Themelis


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