Fill flash question (D70)

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What's the best way to get the proper exposure when shooting outdoor
portraits using
a fill flash. I think, when you set the D70 to aperture mode it does it
automatically. I'm using the built-in flash on the camera and the kit lens.

I'd also love to be able to do this with my 85mm 1.8 AI, but I know I'll
have to jump through a few hoops to do it. I assume without the metering
the flash will just fire at fixed rate. Obviously, looking for shallow
depth of field.

Thanks a lot.

Sheldon
sheldon@sopris.net

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"Ken Tough" <ken@objectech.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Sheldon <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:
>
>>What's the best way to get the proper exposure when shooting outdoor
>>portraits using
>>a fill flash. I think, when you set the D70 to aperture mode it does it
>>automatically. I'm using the built-in flash on the camera and the kit
>>lens.
>
> I use A mode and reduce the flash compensation (push flash button
> and turn sub-command wheel). I don't like too much of it.

Ken,

Thanks for the tip on adjusting the flash output. Somehow I missed that
when going through the manual.

Once the adjustment is set will the fill float up and down based on the
exposure the camera is reading, or is it independent of in camera exposure?

Sheldon

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"Matt Clara" <no.emailz@this.guys.expense> wrote in message
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> "Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Ken Tough" <ken@objectech.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:BZSj6nBROTpCFwLp@objectech.co.uk...
>> > Sheldon <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >>What's the best way to get the proper exposure when shooting outdoor
>> >>portraits using
>> >>a fill flash. I think, when you set the D70 to aperture mode it does
> it
>> >>automatically. I'm using the built-in flash on the camera and the kit
>> >>lens.
>> >
>> > I use A mode and reduce the flash compensation (push flash button
>> > and turn sub-command wheel). I don't like too much of it.
>>
>> Ken,
>>
>> Thanks for the tip on adjusting the flash output. Somehow I missed that
>> when going through the manual.
>>
>> Once the adjustment is set will the fill float up and down based on the
>> exposure the camera is reading, or is it independent of in camera
> exposure?
>>
>> Sheldon
>>
>>
>
> It'll "float up and down".
>
> --
> Regards,
> Matt Clara
> www.mattclara.com

Thanks. Now to go out and try it. :-)

Sheldon
>
>

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Matt Clara <no.emailz@this.guys.expense> wrote:

>"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote
>> Thanks for the tip on adjusting the flash output. Somehow I missed that
>> when going through the manual.
>>
>> Once the adjustment is set will the fill float up and down based on the
>> exposure the camera is reading, or is it independent of in camera
>exposure?

>It'll "float up and down".

Yes, it'll provide just a little less output than the camera would
otherwise provide at that light level, until the subject gets dark
enough that the shutter speed hits the minimum (1/60). If you
still want to use ambient light below that, you can set the flash
mode (with the main command wheel) to SLOW or REAR and it'll go
much lower in shutter speeds. A moving subject will blur of course,
but sometimes that's a nice effect you'd like. (Or if you want the
'night portrait' mode properly exposing some lit scenery behind
a stationary subject).

--
Ken Tough