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<blockquote data-quote="paul_b" data-source="post: 377026" data-attributes="member: 15676">Re: Can 2 AF assist lamps be used at the same time? (on camera &amp; off camera ext' flasOK. If I'm honest, all the guide number, zoom and flash iso talk is above my understanding really. It may as well be written in Chinese, lol.When shooting, I always just had the widest aperture and either 400 or sometimes 800 iso indoors when using flash in an attemp to try and limit down the needed flash power. My reasoning was based on having to throw away so many shots where too much flash was whitening out my child's face a bit too much for my liking. I don't really understand what flash zoom is for, as the SB-400 doesn't even have that function and its the only flash I've ever had, and I haven't a clue what guide number even means.Its quite frustrating that the needed knowledge to understand it all is quite complicated, including all the settings for different situations. Its a shame flash's can't just be point and shoot with acceptable results. I suppose I felt the same way when I first upgraded from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR. Lots to learn. Its helps that I want to learn though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="paul_b, post: 377026, member: 15676"] [b]Re: Can 2 AF assist lamps be used at the same time? (on camera & off camera ext' flas[/b] OK. If I'm honest, all the guide number, zoom and flash iso talk is above my understanding really. It may as well be written in Chinese, lol. When shooting, I always just had the widest aperture and either 400 or sometimes 800 iso indoors when using flash in an attemp to try and limit down the needed flash power. My reasoning was based on having to throw away so many shots where too much flash was whitening out my child's face a bit too much for my liking. I don't really understand what flash zoom is for, as the SB-400 doesn't even have that function and its the only flash I've ever had, and I haven't a clue what guide number even means. Its quite frustrating that the needed knowledge to understand it all is quite complicated, including all the settings for different situations. Its a shame flash's can't just be point and shoot with acceptable results. I suppose I felt the same way when I first upgraded from a point and shoot camera to a DSLR. Lots to learn. Its helps that I want to learn though. [/QUOTE]

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