Wayne, Moose is correct that the C5050 is a lesser tool for wedding
photography than an OM body with fast lens and Portra. However, even
small digicams make good photographic tools if you can control the
light. The C5050 (and the OM too) will do a better job if you can give
a little lighting assist.
I don't know what you might have for flash units except that I know you
have a T-20 for the OM. Assuming that you're not using the T-20 (or
other available flash unit) on the C5050 why not try using it as a
background light?
Obtain an optical slave with tripod socket and hotshoe. I don't know if
Ritz Photo does business in Canada but in the US you can walk into a
Ritz store and pick one of these off the wall in a bubble pack for about
USD 10-12. You can buy them on yabe for about the same price but then
you have to add shipping. The two shoes at the top of this photo are
Ritz slaves. The bracket shown is used for mounting 2-4 T-32's.
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Mount the T-20 in the slave hotshoe and then attach the assembly to your
tripod. Set the tripod somewhere in the room you want to light with the
T-20 positioned to bounce off ceiling and/or walls. No need to pay any
attention to exposure from the T-20 as long as it's a stop or two or
three below the main exposure from the C5050. The only real objective
here is to throw some more light into the background so it doesn't go
totally black. This will reduce the exposure range the camera has to
handle. You can, of course, do even better if you've got a second
background light to help balance things out but one is better than
nothing. It may take some experimentation about where to place it but
the C5050 will make that an easy process. Just try to keep the flash
itself positioned out of the field of view.
Chuck Norcutt
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