Originally posted by reignman77
sharpness? i have PRINTED to 8" x 12", shown on projector. so what do u think... lope can't do much...
when coming to LONG distance shoot, MOST photographer will at less use a monopod... NO ONE would hand held unless using iso 1600 or 3200..... if u need to shoot long distance, U will not need a flash... it will be come a fill in instead of main light.... unless u use 2-3 stop extra power...
??? You're diverging too much and are bringing more techniques and more equipment which weren't mentioned initially. Good for explaining to others who may be bewildered
This clears up a lot of things (than a general statement like just 1/10s will result in sharp pics irregardless of conditions as implied).
Anyway, irregardless of the ISO, if you're using 1/10s, you won't want to handhold too.
Guess you haven't seen flash extender in use for long distance flash shots but that's besides the point. Do note that when you use a slow shutter speed like 1/10s to expose the background more, the effect of the flash will be reduced and might be more of a fill-in effect, than the main source of lighting.
Anyway, 210mm isn't really long distance. Some of the pics presented by chenwei here could be taken with a 210mm tele lens depending on his position relative to the models.
Originally posted by reignman77
How do u determind "flash gives out enough light for the purpose", auto mode from flash??? try TTL with 20mm lens on a cose up to shoulder shoot.... see if u get a FLAT picture or a tone up picture... if u notice... the old timer photographers DON' use original flash... either build in or just a small flash that give them enough power to brighten up a little...
This is what I termed as flash compensation in my original post. Wheher TTL or auto or even manual doesn't matter if you know the basics.
Originally posted by reignman77
if u want subject to brighten up and the rest darken just becasue the background is distracting,er... i would choose not to shoot... shoot for the sake of shooting or just because the model is beautiful.... OR training for MANUAL focusing....??
??? If you want to take pics of the background, you could always do it other times, or after the show.... There're times when including the background is good and other times when it's distracting. It's really up to the photographer's eye.
Anyway, in today's world, autofocus could be fast enough, even for a lowly prosumer digicam.
Originally posted by reignman77
1/1000s.... is there a need to use?? pardon me...
It gives flexibility, epecially to fill-in shadows during a bright day. Or it could be used to create a really dark background (for creative purpose?). Once you are even aware of the possibility, you probably can think of more uses.