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I've tried using off camera flash with both the Ikonta and the RB67, with some bracketing and judicious use of B&W film latitude they came out ok I also did my some of my Christmas day shots last year with the OM10 and its dedicated flash bounced with no real problems. Indoors I tend to go with diji a 35mm 1.8 and high ISO mainly because I’m not all that experienced with the flash and partly because I prefer the look of more natural snapshots sans flash.

I did try a “shoot” with my daughter when she was only a few weeks old but by the time I used the diji to get the flash dialled in she’d got bored and I never got a chance to try with the RB. Probably my medium term winter project is to get more flash practice.
 
Asha said:
Keep us informed as to what you find out Adrian.

I've messed around a little bit with flashes................for eg, Using a dedicated Olympus flash both on an om-10 and a Pentax MX without problem.

Calculated exposure "manually" based on the Guide number of the flash gun..

Like other people, it's an area that i am very vague with and rather cautious with what I mix with what.

I have also "dry" fired a Nikon SB800 flash gun attached to the shoe of an ETRS grip..... all seems good.
Yet to try test shots on film but cannot see any reason why it won't work , again calculating the exposure based on the Guide Number.
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Indeed Asha......but it would be nice and more convenient if the sensor on the dedicated flashgun on mix and match does something for correct exposure...for example:- using an old flashgun with sensor with an old camera, if you set the aperture at F5.6 and fire in the dark at some subject at 20ft distance you get a long flash, but 3ft away it's a very quick flash.
 
:lol::lol::lol: Well i am glad i wasn't the only one to ask.... i didn't dare ask incase you all laughed!
 
well the good news is my radio triggers do work on the om 10 - rejoice , multiple flash goodness here we come. the bad news is that they don't work on the me super (the trigger unit fits , but doesn't fire) - this is a bit odd as both are centre point shoes , and I know the supers hotshoe isn't borked because it works with the sunpak

Still all is not lost , the 420ex has a slave mode , so I reckon if I put the sunpak on the Me super , I can get the 420 to work as slave (I've never tried that before because ive only done multi flash with digital with a slave unit on the sunpak )
 
steveo_mcg said:
I've tried using off camera flash with both the Ikonta and the RB67, with some bracketing and judicious use of B&W film latitude they came out ok I also did my some of my Christmas day shots last year with the OM10 and its dedicated flash bounced with no real problems. Indoors I tend to go with diji a 35mm 1.8 and high ISO mainly because I’m not all that experienced with the flash and partly because I prefer the look of more natural snapshots sans flash.

I did try a “shoot” with my daughter when she was only a few weeks old but by the time I used the diji to get the flash dialled in she’d got bored and I never got a chance to try with the RB. Probably my medium term winter project is to get more flash practice.
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With the RB67 in a home made studio set up, using two or three flash guns, you really need a flash meter..I used a Massodax FM-1 and one went on the bay recently for 99p (but £4.10 postage).
 
excalibur2 said:
it would be nice and more convenient if the sensor on the dedicated flashgun on mix and match does something for correct exposure...for example:- using an old flashgun with sensor with an old camera, if you set the aperture at F5.6 and fire in the dark at some subject at 20ft distance you get a long flash, but 3ft away it's a very quick flash.
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Agreed Brian, using a GN can be very inconvenient not least of all the time it takes to calculate distance, aperture etc to obtain correct exposure.

Saying that I've had very little success with flash regardless of using it TTL, Flash sensor or GN metering......the results have been OKish but tbh I don't think I have one flash shot that i am truly happy with.

steveo_mcg said:
Indoors I tend to go with diji a 35mm 1.8 and high ISO mainly because I’m not all that experienced with the flash and partly because I prefer the look of more natural snapshots sans flash.

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Like you Steveo, I prefer more "natural" look using ambient light......so I'll push film, shoot wide open and/or long exposure before using flash, however many times it's simply impractical.
 
big soft moose said:
well the good news is my radio triggers do work on the om 10 - rejoice , multiple flash goodness here we come. the bad news is that they don't work on the me super (the trigger unit fits , but doesn't fire) - this is a bit odd as both are centre point shoes , and I know the supers hotshoe isn't borked because it works with the sunpak
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Any idea about the trigger voltage?
 
not off the top of my head - but if its that wouldnt it not fire the sunpak directly either
 
excalibur2 said:
With the RB67 in a home made studio set up, using two or three flash guns, you really need a flash meter..I used a Massodax FM-1 and one went on the bay recently for 99p (but £4.10 postage).
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Cheers Brian I'll keep an eye out for one or somthing similar.
 
steveo_mcg said:
Cheers Brian I'll keep an eye out for one or somthing similar.
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If you have a super duper exposure meter, I think they can be used as a flash meter but they ain't cheap and IMHO not worth it for old (or new) cameras....now I'll get deluged with complaints from the guys who own them :exit:
 
I've only got a cheap Weston meter and a spot, neither of which will work with a flash.
 
steveo_mcg said:
I've only got a cheap Weston meter and a spot, neither of which will work with a flash.
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Well there is no alternative to a flash meter if you are using more than one flashgun....in the old days you could\would use a polaroid back for test shots, but I suppose you could use a digital camera now to do the same thing for exposure settings.
I checked my 30 year old flashmeter last month and it still works, if you see another one for 99p and the postage really should be £2.60, how can you go wrong for £3.50.
 
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