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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 556808" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>The Nikon Commander on camera flashes control signals to the remote flashes just before the shutter opens, in the face of the subjects. This timing is just right to capture the subject blinking in your pictures. This is NOT the subjects fault, you're the one flashing in their face. <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>FV Lock is designed for reframing. You push the Programmed button on the camera, and the TTL commands and preflash and metering occurs then, and the blinking too. Then a moment later (after reframing) your shutter button just fires the flash without the early flashing (which is already done then, the shutter uses the previous metered Flash Value), and there is no risk of causing subject blinking again. The same delay bypasses the blinking, reframing or not. See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl2.html#FV" target="_blank">Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System - Part 2</a> </p><p></p><p>Regular hot shoe on camera TTL preflash can cause the same problem in a few especially sensitive peoples eyes, and FV Lock is the same solution then. But the Commander affects most people.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Commander is great for fast simple setups like that with ratio (point&shoot), but you should expect the blinking. It will find you, so prepare for it. FV Lock will work around it. The remote flash body should be rotated so that the sensor on the side of the remote flash is aimed at the camera. Triggering should be no issue then.</p><p></p><p>In my experience, such Commander setup will routinely need about +1 overall exposure compensation, or maybe +2/3 EV. Your -2 EV seems a bit much to me for ratio, but it would be the same -2 EV ratio if the main light was +1 EV and fill was -1 EV, but then with this overall +1 EV boost (as a starting point, always do what you see is necessary). </p><p></p><p>A radio trigger avoids those issues, no blinking, but all the ordinary low cost radio triggers are manual flash only.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 556808, member: 12496"] The Nikon Commander on camera flashes control signals to the remote flashes just before the shutter opens, in the face of the subjects. This timing is just right to capture the subject blinking in your pictures. This is NOT the subjects fault, you're the one flashing in their face. :) FV Lock is designed for reframing. You push the Programmed button on the camera, and the TTL commands and preflash and metering occurs then, and the blinking too. Then a moment later (after reframing) your shutter button just fires the flash without the early flashing (which is already done then, the shutter uses the previous metered Flash Value), and there is no risk of causing subject blinking again. The same delay bypasses the blinking, reframing or not. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/awl2.html#FV"]Using the Nikon CLS Remote Wireless Flash System - Part 2[/URL] Regular hot shoe on camera TTL preflash can cause the same problem in a few especially sensitive peoples eyes, and FV Lock is the same solution then. But the Commander affects most people. Commander is great for fast simple setups like that with ratio (point&shoot), but you should expect the blinking. It will find you, so prepare for it. FV Lock will work around it. The remote flash body should be rotated so that the sensor on the side of the remote flash is aimed at the camera. Triggering should be no issue then. In my experience, such Commander setup will routinely need about +1 overall exposure compensation, or maybe +2/3 EV. Your -2 EV seems a bit much to me for ratio, but it would be the same -2 EV ratio if the main light was +1 EV and fill was -1 EV, but then with this overall +1 EV boost (as a starting point, always do what you see is necessary). A radio trigger avoids those issues, no blinking, but all the ordinary low cost radio triggers are manual flash only. [/QUOTE]
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