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mixing Nikon SB700 and Yongnuo 460ii flashes
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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 201833" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>Both flashes are in Manual flash mode on the radio trigger, so their power output is however you set them. I bet you're right though, probably these two are not necessarily the same output level, one is likely a bit stronger. The specs imply the Yongnuo is slightly stronger. Ideally, in any multiple manual flash situation, the good answer is to use a flash meter to simply set both to be the same (or desired) level at the subject.</p><p></p><p>You can experiment with their levels, but probably you don't want to make 20 people stand and wait for this. You can test it at home ahead of time, so you will know. I would suggest setting them up in the same situation (with umbrellas, etc), same as the final use. Factors are flash distance, flash power levels, flash zoom level, and of course the umbrellas. Use a room with a long wall, it could be the garage, or if not windy, it could be an outside wall (towards dark evening). Simulate the group width with the wall, but do have some separation between the flashes, so that the picture you take of this wall shows the affect of one flash left and one right, so you can compare their intensities. Trail and error, adjust their power level for the same intensity, then (assuming both at equal distances in both test and final destinations), you will know that maybe one has to be set maybe 2/3 stop higher power than the other. Seems a good thing to know.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps. But typically, the way multiple manual flashes are setup is with a flash meter, to adjust them to what they need to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 201833, member: 12496"] Both flashes are in Manual flash mode on the radio trigger, so their power output is however you set them. I bet you're right though, probably these two are not necessarily the same output level, one is likely a bit stronger. The specs imply the Yongnuo is slightly stronger. Ideally, in any multiple manual flash situation, the good answer is to use a flash meter to simply set both to be the same (or desired) level at the subject. You can experiment with their levels, but probably you don't want to make 20 people stand and wait for this. You can test it at home ahead of time, so you will know. I would suggest setting them up in the same situation (with umbrellas, etc), same as the final use. Factors are flash distance, flash power levels, flash zoom level, and of course the umbrellas. Use a room with a long wall, it could be the garage, or if not windy, it could be an outside wall (towards dark evening). Simulate the group width with the wall, but do have some separation between the flashes, so that the picture you take of this wall shows the affect of one flash left and one right, so you can compare their intensities. Trail and error, adjust their power level for the same intensity, then (assuming both at equal distances in both test and final destinations), you will know that maybe one has to be set maybe 2/3 stop higher power than the other. Seems a good thing to know. Hope that helps. But typically, the way multiple manual flashes are setup is with a flash meter, to adjust them to what they need to be. [/QUOTE]
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