You should try the T8 ringflash. WIth the large reflector, you get nice,
soft light. The only drawback is that it's GN is only 8, but that doesn't
seem to matter at Macro distances much.
Skip
At 9/13/99 09:45 AM +1000, you wrote:
Mark
I use a T32 almost exclusively for macro work when I need a flash. I
mostly use it with the 80 or 135 macro mounted on the telescopic auto tube.
With the light loss from the extension, together with small apertures for
depth of field, and 64 or 100 ASA slide film, sometimes even the T32 runs
out of power and I have to open up a stop or 2.
I have adapted a Manfrotto twin macro flash bracket to allow the T32 to be
positioned approximately above the front element of the lens, pointing down
to the subject at about 45 degrees. This is basically the setup described
by John Shaw in his book "Close Ups in Nature", using what he calls his
"butterfly bracket". It works really well for subjects like frogs and
insects. The Manfrotto bracket allows the camera to be used in either the
vertical or horizontal mode whilst still keeping the flash in the same
relative position.
I have a T20 but never use it for macro work. I also have a second T32,
but find the results from the flash mounted above the lens to be excellent,
and have never bothered to experiment with a twin flash setup. I'm hoping
soon to get some slides scanned by a lab (I don't have a scanner) so that I
can submit some images to the Olympus unofficial gallery. When I do, I'll
submit a couple taken with this setup.
Cheers
Ross Waite
On Monday, September 13, 1999 3:58 PM, Mark Staiger
[SMTP:Mark.Staiger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Hi all, so would there be a general consensus that using a T32 would be
> way too powerful for most macro work? And the T20 a better choice?
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