> Hello,
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> Rene
Sounds like the Apollo absorbed most of the flash out put and you got good
old under exposure, what did the view finder flash indicator say after each
shot, did it indicate that the flash had given full output.
Paul
>Hello,
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>Rene
You didn't say how you were metering the flash. The SB-28X is a
fairly powerful little unit and shouldn't have trouble punching
through the Apollo Micro (I've got both). How far away were your
subjects, and what kind of ambient light was present? Check this out
with your flash meter to see how much it actually attenuates the
flash.
I finally got tired of fighting these types of flash units and got a
Quantum-X 400 W-S portable unit, there's no substitute for having
plenty of light when you need it, especially for group shots. I
almost always bounce the flash or use it bare bulb to create a more
pleasing effect.
zeitgeist - 10 Feb 2004 05:31 GMT
> >I shot some photos a a family gathering at a restarurant using Kodak
> >Portra 160NC (Nikon F100 wSB-28DX flash) with a Wescott Apollo Micro
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> >results but was looking for a "softer" effect on candid shots. Would
> >the effect be the same if I used Portra 400UC?
sounds to me like very under exposed, either the flash wasn't going off, or
worse, cause you can't really tell, the flash was going off but because the
diffuser was in the way the exposure sensor saw the brilliant light up close
and thought wow that's enough light and shut the flash off much to early.
another possibility is tha the mini lab you took the film didn't think or
bother to look at what film you gave them, and they ran it through the
machine with full auto printing using a 'chanel' for the wrong kind of film,
a very common thing cause 'pro' films have a different basic color balance
starting point, I believe cause the film base has a retouchable tooth unlike
consumer films.