Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/16

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Subject: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Sat Jul 16 11:42:33 2005
References: <r02010500-1039-7FFD96FDF62711D9A125001124733AA0@[66.239.168.59]>

Saw a N..on a D70 demo'd at Samy's in LA the other day- showed with it  
a wireless flash that Nikon makes that looked like the cats meow- hold 
it anywhere and trip it- the Nikon salesman- Mario- said that no other 
manufacturer has a flash like that (the wireless feature). Stasys
On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:29 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

>> Subject: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash
>
> For me rule #1: Get the flash off the camera and put it where you want
> the light to come from. I can't imagine doing too much photography with
> the a light 3" above the lens (except for a very little fill).
>
> Bouncing the light falls under the "get the flash off the camera."
>
> So I'd recommend that you purchase one of the cords that allows you to
> get the flash off the camera and begin to control it (unless all you
> want is a little fill - then do as others have recommended dial it back
> to your prefered ratio).
>
> Fond regards,
> G  e  o  r g  e    L  o  t  t  e  r  m  o  s  e r, imagist
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