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Small body, flash too big?

Started Feb 3, 2018 | Discussions thread
Walt Palmer
Walt Palmer Senior Member • Posts: 2,001
Re: Small body, flash too big?
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Another reply using photos to demonstrate.

This is a 10x17' room, 9' whiteish ceiling, EV3 day (dark). I used the SMALL flash (FL-LM3) in "P" mode (to simulate someone new to flash. It shows that with a fast lens you can make a small (GN30'@100) flash quite useful in a pinch. I bounced off the ceiling over my right shoulder at f/2.0, f/2.8, and f/4.0.

f/2.0 - ISO 400 - perfectly useful. No worries using this for a gathering of people.

f/2.8 - ISO 400 - I would want to add +1 stop to the TTL exposure. But I would still not have a care about shooting this.

f/4.0 -  ISO 400 - The flash is struggling. I would need to push the TTL exposure a couple of stops. I would start to have a little concern for the images. Probably would add +1 to the camera exposure and +1 in post.

I hope that helps you see that the little flashes can be quite useful for general stuff in a home, chasing kids, restaurant shots, etc. - IF you use a fast lens. By f/4 the GN30 flash is starting to reach it's limits, while a GN50 flash has a LOT of power left.

Good shooting!

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