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Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:33 pm**

hi guys!

what setting do you guys use for indoor shots with tungsten lighting, ballroom, etc.?

tried 1/30 shutter speed ISO 640, f5.6-f6.3, with SB-800 with diffuser dome tilted, -2/3ev AA mode ( i think), used kit lens, so far the photos are ok, but are there any work around for this?

saw some photographers shooting with their flash pointed directly on their subjects (group and solo shots), any tips on this?

thanks in advance.

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:36 pm**

why not use your 50/1.8?

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:38 pm**

Take off the diffusion dome, change -2/3 to no flash comp. Dial camera to manual mode, alter the aperture until you get the right mix of ambient vs flash light. If you find yourself wide open and in need of more ambient, drop your shutter speed.

Depends what's wrong with your pictures and what you're trying to correct/achieve.

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:43 pm**

MHD wrote:why not use your 50/1.8?

tried my 50mm once, but had a hard time to frame my photos. :roll:

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:47 pm**

Onyx wrote:Take off the diffusion dome, change -2/3 to no flash comp. Dial camera to manual mode, alter the aperture until you get the right mix of ambient vs flash light. If you find yourself wide open and in need of more ambient, drop your shutter speed.

Depends what's wrong with your pictures and what you're trying to correct/achieve.

thanks for the tips, will try that out, just another question, if i use lets say my 50mm at f1.8 or f2.8, will i be able to capture the ambient lighting at 1/60? or is there a rule of thumb to set shutterspeed at 1/30 to capture ambient lighting? Noticed my photos have dark background with fast shutter.

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:50 pm**

hehe... the good old foot zoom..

Yes, Agree with onyx, its about getting the right ratio of flash to ambient..

Go to manual mode... The flash only lasts for 1/500 so anything past that is exposing the background so it becomes a trade off between getting a better exposed background and getting "ghosts" ie exposed people on top of your flash exposure...

here is an example from a wedding I shot:

the flash has frozen most of the action but there is some motion blurring round the flashed figures...

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:53 pm**

MHD wrote:hehe... the good old foot zoom..

Yes, Agree with onyx, its about getting the right ratio of flash to ambient..

Go to manual mode... The flash only lasts for 1/500 so anything past that is exposing the background so it becomes a trade off between getting a better exposed background and getting "ghosts" ie exposed people on top of your flash exposure...

here is an example from a wedding I shot:

the flash has frozen most of the action but there is some motion blurring round the flashed figures...

can i ask for your settings of this photo?

ISO?

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:59 pm**

Code: Select all: Make : NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model Name : NIKON D70 Orientation : Horizontal (normal) Software : Ver.1.02 Date/Time Of Last Modification : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Shutter Speed : 1/10 Aperture : 6.3 Exposure Program : Manual Exif Version : 0221 Shooting Date/Time : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Date/Time Of Digitization : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Components Configuration : YCbCr Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 4 Exposure Compensation : +2 Max Aperture Value : 1.4 Metering Mode : Multi-segment Flash : Auto, Fired, Return detected Focal Length : 28.0mm File System Version : 2.10 ISO Speed : 400

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2005 1:07 pm**

MHD wrote:
Code: Select all
Make : NIKON CORPORATION Camera Model Name : NIKON D70 Orientation : Horizontal (normal) Software : Ver.1.02 Date/Time Of Last Modification : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Shutter Speed : 1/10 Aperture : 6.3 Exposure Program : Manual Exif Version : 0221 Shooting Date/Time : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Date/Time Of Digitization : 2004:12:11 22:15:38 Components Configuration : YCbCr Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 4 Exposure Compensation : +2 Max Aperture Value : 1.4 Metering Mode : Multi-segment Flash : Auto, Fired, Return detected Focal Length : 28.0mm File System Version : 2.10 ISO Speed : 400

thanks for the EXIF data!

did you use +2 exposure compensation for all the shots, and 1/10 that night? or is it on a trial and error basis?

i'm sorry for the newbie type of questions

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