dimage 7i Flash 5600

hi,

i need help,

does anyone could post or send me to email samples of photos were taken

with external flash 5600 or 3600 and with internal flash (i want to see the different - please photo the same object)
thank you very muck

MY Email is: [email protected]

kobi matok said:

hi,

i need help,

does anyone could post or send me to email samples of photos were
taken
with external flash 5600 or 3600 and with internal flash (i want to
see the different - please photo the same object)
thank you very muck

MY Email is: [email protected]

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Here is a link of a discussion that was going on the other day about the 5600hs and some examples taken by EJN.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=4221860

Kobi:

If you don't have a copy of the D7i manual, or the 3600HS(D) manual, or the 5600HS(D) manual, they can be downloaded from Minolta USA's web site.

Here is a link, which discusses the limitations of the internal flash:

http://www.arnason.no/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forums&file=viewtopic&topic=23&forum=2

If you compare the internal flash with an external flash, and the subject is less than 10 feet away from the camera, you probably will not notice any difference, unless the light from the external flash was bounced off the ceiling or the flash was used on a flash bracket. Some flash brackets will allow you to keep the flash always on top of the camera, even when the flash is in portrait position. Other flash brackets go a step further and ensure the flash is oriented with the CCD/LCD in addition to keeping the flash on top of the camera.

The primary advantage of keeping the flash on top of the camera is to prevent heavy one-sided shadows when a background is close to the subject. Shadows won't necessarily be eliminated, but will be even on both sides, and less noticeable. Using an external flash in bounce mode helps even further in reducing side shadows, and provides a more natural lighting effect.

Keeping the flash oriented with the CCD/LCD will prevent parts of the image from being underexposed; e.g., as when flash is in this position --- , but the CCD/LCD is in this position ~ . In other words, the LCD, CCD, and flash head are not square ...... they are rectangular.

William

Something happened along the way, after I sent the previous message.

I used the double vertical dash symbol, but it got changed. So I'm replacing it with the explanation mark (!) to make it more sensible in the following paragraph:

William West said:

Keeping the flash oriented with the CCD/LCD will prevent parts of
the image from being underexposed; e.g., as when flash is in this
position --- , but the CCD/LCD is in this position ! . In other
words, the LCD, CCD, and flash head are not square ...... they are
rectangular.

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William

Mike77 said:

Here is a link of a discussion that was going on the other day
about the 5600hs and some examples taken by EJN.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=4221860

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Thanks Mike -
To kobi -

There is just no point in shooting similar things in the above link type of situation. Those were all in very modest size domestic type rooms and the range involved could easily be covered by the onboard flash ...but NO WAY would you get the same result as with the 5600 even in these situations. First you could NOT bounce up/down the onboard as I did in several instances, the item or person being about THREE feet from camera...even the onboard would have just blown those pics away as straight on. There is just no compasrison in ANY situation...take my word for it.

EJN

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EJN

I concur

have found that my 5600 is less likely to overexpose on close subjects - even without bounce. and people across the lounge from me were always dim with the onboard but nicely exposed with my 5600.

now that i've got the 5600 i only use the onboard for wireless flash mode!
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