Tsk, tsk. More gluttony for TTL punishment. Take the flash off the
camera and put it behind a big umbrella or other diffuser and move it a
respectable distance from the subject. Now, no matter where you are,
the flash and subject are still the same distance and the illumination
is soft and constant. You will, however, have to change exposure to
allow for varying magnification. I don't have one but I will admit that
the F280 should be a boon for TTL fill flash given the slow sync speed
of the OM's.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Ignoring Dr. Flash's flash metering methods can lead to poor
> exposures but.... Occasionally wish a bit of fill flash for macro to
> make the colors pop a bit with heavy overcast. The changing
> distances and magnifications with the auto tube lead to synaptic
> overload with moving targets. (perhaps I need more practice) I've
> seen posts from some regarding the F280 with mammary glands and boar
> hogs in the same sentence, though wonder if this flash will do macro
> TTL fill. I've never used one. If it is on the -2 side of fill
> (don't think so) one might be able to increase it using the John Lind
> bright fill method: Lying to the camera on the ISO of the film to
> under expose and using the compensation so the flash makes up the
> difference over ambient. If the fill is already too bright, don't
> see any easy way to adjust that using TTL metering. Has anyone
> measured the fill with the F280? Most comment it is on the bright
> side. Don't know if the electronics are fast enough, though the T20
> and T32 seem to do OK at f8 or>. (no experience below that) Just a
> thought. Mike
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