Thanks for your encouraging help. I'll probably look into the meter market
more seriously in about a month. For now, TTL will have to do. All the $$'s
been spent, and so am I. I saw the WP on KEH for $47. Is there any reason
not to look at the lower end of digital models over the Wein? Are they any
more or less accurate than the wein?
What sort of umbrella do you get for using the T32? How do you mount the
flash? Do you have to get a flash shoe clamp or somthing? I've been wanting
the unbrella setup for a while, but don't know much about them, except
non-silver ones are typically used in the rain...
Sorry for the barage of questions. Thanks again.
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Loeven" <cpl49@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: [OM] NOW: Flashmeter? and other thoughts.
> ====Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! Since there have been
> numerous
> mentions of 'affordable' flash meters, could anyone recommend such a
beast?
> Truly appreciate it.
> -Mickey======
>
> B&H has the Wein WP 500 for $69.50 new. See B&H page 31of Jan 2002
> Shutterbug Magazine.
> I picked up 2 of these in beat up condition about 8 years ago for $35 each
> and they both work fine to this day. They require one 9v battery.
> If you contact Wein they will probably tell you how to calibrate it.
> I lost the instructions.
> There are many schools of thought on using a flash meter but if you make
> your set up and aim at the camera you should be pretty spot on.
> Metering the background is another matter. You can try using the incident
> method which is all you get with the Wein but if the background flash is
too
> close to the background the reading may be wrong. Reflected is better
here.
>
> My favorite portrait set up using all OM equipment is a OM2 on a tripod
with
> the appropriate lens set at (usually) f-8. A T-32 on a light stand with a
> 32" umbrella at about 8-10 feet from the subject. Using a long T-cord set
> everything on manual.
> The T-32 gives you a selection of full and half power. Take a reading
from
> the subject position and adjust power or distance accordingly.
> Sometimes I will use a T-20 with a slave as a second light.
> This is an incredibly small and light traveling setup that fits anywhere.
>
> BTW, this set up on auto TTL is as accurate as any other TTL set up with
> same equipment. A neutral background will help here.
>
> A note about Flash heads and umbrellas. The flash should be set on the
> umbrella rod so they are lined up as to not let light spill over the sides
> of the umbrella. This is just stray light with wasted power and control.
>
> Happy shooting and Happy Holidays,
> Charlie
>
>
>
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