Unless you buy an OM4t & an F280 with some kind of telephoto zoom, and
even then the distance may be too much...
Tom
> Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 09:03:06 -0400
> From: "Charles Loeven" <cpl49@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Fill flash - shutter speeds?
>
> <<Can anyone make suggestions for the use of fill flash with an OM1N and
> an automatic flash during daylight hours? Can I use the flash at any
> speeds above 1/60th or will only part of the pic be influenced by the
> flash? Do I need to set the flash to manual mode? Using either a Sunpak or
> T32.
>
> I'd like to try to remove / soften the facial shadows of baseball players.
> I'd like to shoot with fill flash in the 1/250th and up shuter speeds. >>
>
> You are stuck with the synch speed of your camera.
> Using the guide number system on manual is the best
> way to use fill flash outdoors.
> Test the flash for true guide number accuracy with a flah meter.
> Test it outdoors, I find that the readings are different from indoors. You
> could also use a reflector and shoot at any speed.
>
> Charlie L
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