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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 191559" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>It will be great too! It will do anything you may want to do with it.</p><p></p><p>For photos around the house of family, begin with Bounce Flash. Aim the hot shoe flash head up vertically at 70 to 90 degrees up. Pull out the white bounce card, maybe half way out. Don't forget the card, train your fingers when tilting the head up to automatically reach for the card. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Card adds slight forward fill (never allow too much, don't obliterate the bounce lighting), but specifically it adds catchlights in eyes to add vitality and liveliness to your subject. </p><p></p><p> Flash TTL mode. Speaking indoors, so set camera to camera M or A mode, at f/5, and 1/60 to 1/250 second shutter. (TTL flash mode is fully automatic flash exposure in any camera mode, including camera M mode. M mode simply also lets you set shutter speed. Flash does not care about shutter speed, but it can control the degree of orange ambient you allow into the picture).</p><p></p><p> For general fail-safe mode and faster recycle, set ISO 400. This will "just work" under any normal white ceilings 10 or 12 feet high (3 to 3.5 meter high ceilings). Lower ceilings (8 foot, 2.4 meters) could use higher aperture, or lower ISO, but higher ceilings need the flash power. If pushing the limits of power, watch the Flash Ready indicator in viewfinder for flashing warning immediately after the shot, which says the conditions require more flash power (wider aperture or higher ISO). Try one test shot at impossible f/22 bounce, to see this warning, it is your friend. This is TTL, so when and if any seem to need a little more or less flash exposure, just use Flash Compensation to dial it in.</p><p></p><p>Don't stand too close, at least 2 meters back, but zoom in all you wish. You gotta try this to see it, wonderful lighting. See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1d.html" target="_blank">Four Flash Photography Basics we must know - Bounce flash, Bounce cards</a> for more.</p><p></p><p>FYI, the relative power levels of the Nikon flashes are shown here</p><p><a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1h.html" target="_blank">Comparing Power Rating of Flash Units with Guide Numbers</a></p><p></p><p>At 50mm zoom, the SB-900 FX is 2/3 stop stronger than SB-700 FX, which in turn is 1.1 stops stronger than SB-400.</p><p>One stop is double power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 191559, member: 12496"] It will be great too! It will do anything you may want to do with it. For photos around the house of family, begin with Bounce Flash. Aim the hot shoe flash head up vertically at 70 to 90 degrees up. Pull out the white bounce card, maybe half way out. Don't forget the card, train your fingers when tilting the head up to automatically reach for the card. :o Card adds slight forward fill (never allow too much, don't obliterate the bounce lighting), but specifically it adds catchlights in eyes to add vitality and liveliness to your subject. Flash TTL mode. Speaking indoors, so set camera to camera M or A mode, at f/5, and 1/60 to 1/250 second shutter. (TTL flash mode is fully automatic flash exposure in any camera mode, including camera M mode. M mode simply also lets you set shutter speed. Flash does not care about shutter speed, but it can control the degree of orange ambient you allow into the picture). For general fail-safe mode and faster recycle, set ISO 400. This will "just work" under any normal white ceilings 10 or 12 feet high (3 to 3.5 meter high ceilings). Lower ceilings (8 foot, 2.4 meters) could use higher aperture, or lower ISO, but higher ceilings need the flash power. If pushing the limits of power, watch the Flash Ready indicator in viewfinder for flashing warning immediately after the shot, which says the conditions require more flash power (wider aperture or higher ISO). Try one test shot at impossible f/22 bounce, to see this warning, it is your friend. This is TTL, so when and if any seem to need a little more or less flash exposure, just use Flash Compensation to dial it in. Don't stand too close, at least 2 meters back, but zoom in all you wish. You gotta try this to see it, wonderful lighting. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1d.html"]Four Flash Photography Basics we must know - Bounce flash, Bounce cards[/URL] for more. FYI, the relative power levels of the Nikon flashes are shown here [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1h.html"]Comparing Power Rating of Flash Units with Guide Numbers[/URL] At 50mm zoom, the SB-900 FX is 2/3 stop stronger than SB-700 FX, which in turn is 1.1 stops stronger than SB-400. One stop is double power. [/QUOTE]
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