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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 367314" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Then you ought to have plenty of experience to just wade into it. I see now that my words were weakly written in a few places, omissions. You can of course use only one remote flash with the commander. But "lighting" in general really is better with two, the main/fill relationship, which it can do, very well. And digital is tremendously easier than film, because you can immediately see your result, and simply fix it.</p><p></p><p>I might add, you might as well count on Commander needing about +1 EV flash compensation too. Two equal lights added is one stop over exposed. It meters them individually, and it does not how how you will add them, so I think it always backs off. TTL BL is like that, and Commander is TTL BL. So just add it back with a routine +1EV flash compensation. As seen needed, but it will need it, so trying to prevent any surprise. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> And maybe -1.3EV for the fill light ratio. Just dial it in, all easy, no big deal. FV Lock is how you bypass the blinking.</p><p></p><p>I use a four light manual studio light setup for more serious stuff, which is quite a bit of work to set up and meter, but I also use the commander quite a bit for quick stuff, which is trivially easy. It is fantastic for a couple of TTL lights hurriedly thrown out there. Whatever you do (distance, or different flash units, or one is bounce, or in an umbrella...), it will try to make them equal at the subject. Which again, is a starting point, you just dial in a ratio. And of course, actually giving the lighting a bit of thought never hurts either. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Whether the R1C1 is used for macro or not, sure seems like everybody needs a speedlight for general purposes. Fill flash in bright sun, or bounce indoors is tremendous stuff too, or adding an umbrella is very nice. Only takes a minute to set it up. Two of them is even better lighting. Simple radio triggers or optical slaves work fine for manual lights, but the Commander makes two TTL lights be nothing. Throw them out there, then point&shoot. But there are limitations too, as mentioned before. It is line of sight, commander to the flashes. It does seem that if the flashes are near the camera, say five feet, even if behind the camera, they will still work fine. But at much distance, it needs to be line of sight, the flash sensors need to see the commander.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 367314, member: 12496"] Then you ought to have plenty of experience to just wade into it. I see now that my words were weakly written in a few places, omissions. You can of course use only one remote flash with the commander. But "lighting" in general really is better with two, the main/fill relationship, which it can do, very well. And digital is tremendously easier than film, because you can immediately see your result, and simply fix it. I might add, you might as well count on Commander needing about +1 EV flash compensation too. Two equal lights added is one stop over exposed. It meters them individually, and it does not how how you will add them, so I think it always backs off. TTL BL is like that, and Commander is TTL BL. So just add it back with a routine +1EV flash compensation. As seen needed, but it will need it, so trying to prevent any surprise. :) And maybe -1.3EV for the fill light ratio. Just dial it in, all easy, no big deal. FV Lock is how you bypass the blinking. I use a four light manual studio light setup for more serious stuff, which is quite a bit of work to set up and meter, but I also use the commander quite a bit for quick stuff, which is trivially easy. It is fantastic for a couple of TTL lights hurriedly thrown out there. Whatever you do (distance, or different flash units, or one is bounce, or in an umbrella...), it will try to make them equal at the subject. Which again, is a starting point, you just dial in a ratio. And of course, actually giving the lighting a bit of thought never hurts either. :) Whether the R1C1 is used for macro or not, sure seems like everybody needs a speedlight for general purposes. Fill flash in bright sun, or bounce indoors is tremendous stuff too, or adding an umbrella is very nice. Only takes a minute to set it up. Two of them is even better lighting. Simple radio triggers or optical slaves work fine for manual lights, but the Commander makes two TTL lights be nothing. Throw them out there, then point&shoot. But there are limitations too, as mentioned before. It is line of sight, commander to the flashes. It does seem that if the flashes are near the camera, say five feet, even if behind the camera, they will still work fine. But at much distance, it needs to be line of sight, the flash sensors need to see the commander. [/QUOTE]
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