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08/01/2004 09:14:01 PM · #1 |
Are these any good, they look like a cheap alternative for the low cost wannabe studio? anyone has use any of them?
You cana see examples at B&H
//www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=89950&is=REG
//www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=89946&is=REG
and while I am at it, can anyone give me a good definition of the slave flash, or any info on how to use it, and use it well?
[Typo in the title, should read slave not slace;/ ]
Message edited by author 2004-08-01 21:24:15.
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08/02/2004 08:50:36 PM · #2 |
talk about no reply. Anyone? Slave flash bulb.....?
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08/02/2004 09:27:10 PM · #3 |
Sorry, I hadn't heard of them till I clicked on your links. They are kinda cute but some other sage member is gonna have to tell you if they will work out or not. Good luck!
Just keep bumping till you get an answer - sometimes folks are too busy bitc... er, I mean griping to notice a request for help :-D |
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08/03/2004 02:26:58 AM · #4 |
I used to use these things a LOT. They basically screw into a light socket and have a built in optical slave. They usually have only one power setting (at least the ones I used did). What we used them for was for architectural interiors that had lots of window light and incandescent light fixtures. Any lightbulb that had a shade got replaced with one of these. That way the majority of the light in the scene is daylight balanced and you don't have to choose between having the daylight areas tinted blue (if you used tungsten film) or the incandescent areas tinted a strong amber color (if you used daylight film).
I suppose you could put one on a reflector and try to use it like a regular strobe, but you would have no control over the power and I'm not sure that any of them can be set to ignore the preflash used with E-TTL.
They are cheap enough, try it, see how it works, let us know.
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08/03/2004 04:43:34 AM · #5 |
| Wow, those look pretty cool, might pick one up for backdrop illumination. |
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