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 by losfp on Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:26 am
Second day with the SB-800. First day's work is not worth sharing at all, I had pretty much no idea what I was doing... But having read up, and experimented a bit, I think tonight's pics turned out a bit better...
#1 - My long-suffering fiancée/model, not looking impressed at all that she's going to spend another night with a flash going off at her every 5 seconds. No PP at all apart from a smidgen of unsharp mask and resize. Got a bit of motion blur around the edges, probably due to the slow shutter speed. I think I like this one the best, it is basically flash fill, still plenty of natural light coming in the door at that stage.
#2 - A couple of mates who think they are the wiggles. This scene was basically black as I looked through the viewfinder, the only other lightsource in the room is the light over on the RHS. Tweaked the colours/exposure a little, and a bit of unsharp mask.
#3 - Er. Mad Cow. Tweaked exposure a little, a bit of unsharp mask.
All 3 pics taken with the 18-70, bounce flash with diffuser. A Priority @ 4.5ish, ISO 400
Any suggestions? I'm not sure how to eliminate the blurry edges, apart from learning to hold the camera a little steadier, or maybe a slightly higher shutter speed. I love the SB-800, the pics just seem to come out more natural looking than the onboard flash, with not a red eye to be seen! Still a lot more learning / experimenting to come.....
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by Aussie Dave on Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:31 am
Hi losfp
ain't it a great piece of equipment !
My findings using the SB800, indoors, have been to let the flash do more of the work and try shooting manual. This way you can choose your own aperture & shutter speed to suit the situation.
I typically shoot at f8-11 when using the 18-70 kit lens (as it's the sharpest range for this lens). I then choose between 1/80 - 1/125sec. as a shutter speed. As long as the subject isn't too far away, the SB800 stands up to the line and performs every time.
I have also found that I get better results without using the clip-on diffuser....but that is probably just a preference thing on my behalf.
Enjoy playing around with the SB. I'm sure you're already wondering how you ever did without it  Dave
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by Alpha_7 on Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:36 am
losfp, some nice shots here and your dead right about the more natural looking colour from the SB-800 rather then the pop up flash. I guess I'd better get of my but and spot some images as well... (sigh.. sometime today).
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by JED on Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:45 am
Good work for 1st efforts. The balance of fill flash and ambient light in #1 is great.
They do get a bit testy being flashed repeatedly, don't they?
Cheers, John JED
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