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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 377419" data-attributes="member: 12496">Re: Can 2 AF assist lamps be used at the same time? (on camera &amp; off camera ext' flasGlad it is going better.&nbsp; ISO 400 and f/5.6 seems a desirable choice, if it works.Right, the bounce card cannot be used turned in portrait orientation. But again, you could instead attach like a business card, on that edge of the head which is the present rear side, with a rubber band.There is some risk.&nbsp; The card will make a direct flash shadow.&nbsp; We do need to notice such things.&nbsp;&nbsp; Normally, with the flash directly above the lens, most of this shadow is hidden slightly lower and directly behind the subject.&nbsp; We normally don't see most of it, except like under raised horizontal arms, etc (where it has nothing to hide behind).&nbsp;But up on end in portrait orientation, now the flash is out beside the lens, and then it will definitely make a visible shadow on the opposite side of the subject (if there is any wall there to show it, etc).&nbsp; This is what flash brackets are for, to keep the flash directly above the lens even after we rotate the camera, to hide that shadow.&nbsp; The bounce card would work then too (on a rotated flash bracket).So adding the card may or may not be a problem.&nbsp; But losing the catchlights is normally a real loss.If you have sufficient megapixels, another choice is to leave the camera horizontal, and then simply crop the image to be vertical. You do lose a lot of pixels however.&nbsp; Probably OK for video monitor images, or to print 4x6, but larger prints may suffer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 377419, member: 12496"] [b]Re: Can 2 AF assist lamps be used at the same time? (on camera & off camera ext' flas[/b] Glad it is going better. ISO 400 and f/5.6 seems a desirable choice, if it works. Right, the bounce card cannot be used turned in portrait orientation. But again, you could instead attach like a business card, on that edge of the head which is the present rear side, with a rubber band. There is some risk. The card will make a direct flash shadow. We do need to notice such things. Normally, with the flash directly above the lens, most of this shadow is hidden slightly lower and directly behind the subject. We normally don't see most of it, except like under raised horizontal arms, etc (where it has nothing to hide behind). But up on end in portrait orientation, now the flash is out beside the lens, and then it will definitely make a visible shadow on the opposite side of the subject (if there is any wall there to show it, etc). This is what flash brackets are for, to keep the flash directly above the lens even after we rotate the camera, to hide that shadow. The bounce card would work then too (on a rotated flash bracket). So adding the card may or may not be a problem. But losing the catchlights is normally a real loss. If you have sufficient megapixels, another choice is to leave the camera horizontal, and then simply crop the image to be vertical. You do lose a lot of pixels however. Probably OK for video monitor images, or to print 4x6, but larger prints may suffer. [/QUOTE]

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