I tried the slave with an Oly810 which has auto red-eye and manual. The other is a Panasonic DMC FZ8 which has the same plus a slow-sync/red eye. The FZ has IR focus in low light. It also has an amazing number of flash variables. I wonder if the cameras automatic exposure systems are set up to work only with their flash. The extra flash may throw everything off. I don't know if the camera flashes have a strobe "quench," or more likely, simply adjust exposure. I tried a bounce card over the camera flash to direct it to the side towards the slave. The image was underexposed which probably means the slave is firing too late. Be warned, RE red-eye problem - the smaller the camera the worse it is! Thanks, AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround E-Book 5ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Slave flash on P&S digicam? > From: ADavidhazy <andpph@xxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, February 14, 2009 5:55 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > AZ, > Without really thinking about the correct answer to your query I'd make > sure that the digicam does not have a preflash (whatever trouble that could > cause!) Somebody more "with it" will probably stumble on the solution! > ;) > andy > lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Guys, > > > > I got the genius idea of using a slave strobe (Vivitar 283) with my > > small P&S digicams to deal with the red-eye problem. Can't figure out > > why it didn't work at all. Not on manual or auto. Of course there is no > > provision for a sync cord on these little cams like on a DSLR. The > > camera strobe gives the correct exposure but with the slave it > > underexposes.
