I can't recommend a flash meter other than to say mine is a Sekonic and it wasn't at all cheap. Others may know more about options for cheap ones than I do. A hunt on Ebay would likely give you some info. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Holmes" <W8TAH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Suggestions and Recomendations needed > Leah: The flash does have a manual full power mode, and so I can do > that without any trouble. I guess my next question is, Can you recomend > a decent, Inexpensive flash meter. I've never even seen one that I know > of, much less have one. I also have experienced what you have with the > shortening of the learning curve with digital, and thats the only reason > that Im trying this. > > TIM > > > lea wrote: > > >Tim, > > > >Beginner questions is what it's all about.... > > > >It assumes you are working in manual mode on the camera and with the > >flash. You put your flash (IF it has the capability to do this, and it > >may not) on manual mode at full power and fire it. Meanwhile, you are > >standing where the subject will be standing. Using a flash meter, meter > >the light output. If it reads f/11 you then set that as your f/stop on > >your camera with a shutter speed of 1/60th or so (not to exceed the > >synch speed of your camera). > > > >Really, the best (and damn near only way) to get comfy with this is > >simply by doing it. Set it up in your living room, garage, dining room, > >wherever you can find space, and fire away. You'll learn quite a lot in > >a very, very short period of time. Trust me, that's how I learned it and > >now I have a full-fledged studio...prior to doing flash work digitally I > >was scared to death of it and only did on-location and natural light > >work. The beauty if digital is that you can shoot it and see it and make > >corrrections on the fly. The learning curve is dramatically shortened > >when you work digitally. > > > >It may be that you'll do this shoot using auto on your flash and that > >would be ok, too...just be sure to test it to make certain what you > >think you're getting is what you're really getting. > > > >Lea > > > > > > > > >
