Thank you Piers. Hmm this guide numbers, do we have a guide to them :)
I have a flash-meter which I usually use, connected to the "slave"
flash unit, which then act as master and triggers the flash unit
connected to my OM's X-syncro connector. The flash-units is as you
suspected non-auto.
/ Johan
2005-01-20 kl. 18.38 skrev Piers Hemy:
>
> Johan, you are proposing to use the F280 as the master, and the studio
> flashes both as slave?
> It seems to me that:
>
> 1 with the 4Ti in TTL auto mode, the camera has no way of controlling
> the output from the slave flashes. I assume that the output from
> 2xstudio
> flashes will be much greater than from the F280. I think that option
> won't
> work.
>
> 2 with the F280 in SuperFP mode, the slaves might not fire reliably,
> and the non-FP slave flash will drown the F280 output, so you are
> likely to
> end up with an over-exposed vertical strip, and the rest of the frame
> underexposed (but maybe not UNexposed).
>
> 3 with the F280 in normal auto T mode, your only problem might be
> getting the right balance between the auto F280 and the slave studio
> flasges
> (non auto, I assume).
>
> 4 You would be better wortjing out guide numbers
>
> 5 best of all would be a flashmeter!
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf
> Of Johan Malmstrom
> Sent: 20 January 2005 15:56
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> Subject: [OM] [Flash question] What happens if...
>
>
> Dear list!
>
> I have recently bought two new studio flashes since my old (free) set
> stated
> to smell funny and got really hot... The new set is two Interfit 150
> flashes. They seems too be good enough for me.
>
> Now a question pops up in my head, sitting at the office having no
> time for
> testing, some one on the list must know...
>
> Usually I connect one of the flashes with the X-syncro, and the other
> act as
> slave. Can I use / what happen if I use the F280 on my 4ti combined
> with the
> two external flashes?
>
> Which modes works? Auto? SuperFP? Is there any way to predict the
> result?
>
> If I don't need to try, no film will be hurt, otherwise I can't give
> any
> guarantees or warranties.
>
> / Johan
>
>
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