Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, you need a proper flash and a beamer (or Flash Xtender, whatever it is called). As you are shooting off a tripod, it should present no problems (I find it generally too fiddly to use hand held, though a lot of bird photographers I know use it regularly) - generally for Nikon flash systems, even with a beamer, dial in -1.7 stops on the flash to get nice fill on birds (and leopards on trees!). This is the one I have, and it has worked well the few times I have used it with a SB900 flash: http://www.naturescapes.net/store/better-beamer-flash-extenders/ Buy the flash first, the beamers are generally flash specific. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:24 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:06:07 +0200 > From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tuesday's Hummers - flash > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Why not give the on-board flash a try - what you want is fill flash in > day light - might nicely do the trick > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > Hi Philippe, > I am doubtful about using the on camera flash of the D800E when the 300 > f4.0 is mounted with the 2X extender (f8.0) > Not enough power to reach is my thought - and too slow a shutter speed to > stop the wings - but still it is worth trying your > suggestion as I am only burning pixels. As you say - might just do the > trick. > Thanks > Howard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >