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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 121680" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I will try to give you the &quot;Reader's Digest&quot; version. Keep in mind not that I am using purely manual studio strobes. I can vary the power levels but that is it. The nice thing about them is they have modeling lights, adjusted in brightness for the power levels, so I can turn out the lights and see what the results will be. The meter I have has a &quot;cable&quot; setting so I just plug the synch cord from the flash right into the meter. I hit the&nbsp; test button and look at what the meter tells me is the appropriate f/ for that ISO. If I don;t like it, I will adjust the power setting or move the whole strobe/softbox until I get what i want. Using that main or key light setting as a guide, I position and adjust all the other strobes, and meter them until I get the effect I want. When I am satisfied that I have what I want, I will take a test shot and adjust fire from what I see. As much as I hate to admit it, digital does have its distinct advantages over film in that regard. If I am shooting film, which I often do with the Hasselblad, I will use my D700 as a guide. Back in the day, you could get a Polaroid back for the Blad which did basically the same thing. They were EXPENSIVE AS HELL and I honestly did not see the value in them compared to the cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="STM, post: 121680, member: 12827"] I will try to give you the "Reader's Digest" version. Keep in mind not that I am using purely manual studio strobes. I can vary the power levels but that is it. The nice thing about them is they have modeling lights, adjusted in brightness for the power levels, so I can turn out the lights and see what the results will be. The meter I have has a "cable" setting so I just plug the synch cord from the flash right into the meter. I hit the test button and look at what the meter tells me is the appropriate f/ for that ISO. If I don;t like it, I will adjust the power setting or move the whole strobe/softbox until I get what i want. Using that main or key light setting as a guide, I position and adjust all the other strobes, and meter them until I get the effect I want. When I am satisfied that I have what I want, I will take a test shot and adjust fire from what I see. As much as I hate to admit it, digital does have its distinct advantages over film in that regard. If I am shooting film, which I often do with the Hasselblad, I will use my D700 as a guide. Back in the day, you could get a Polaroid back for the Blad which did basically the same thing. They were EXPENSIVE AS HELL and I honestly did not see the value in them compared to the cost. [/QUOTE]

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