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Hihi vivian....you may be the same age as me and I don't think you are older than me.....why I say chei chei is because I'm born on 27/12/??.....maybe you are older then me in months.... 
Hi hoppinghippo, plz don't call me shifu lah... :embrass: I don't mind sharing what I learn....ermm...I would like to call it "sharing our experience"...
vincentt...all are welcome... :thumbsup:
hey vivian...you can show us your shots lah....nobody is gonna say anything bad...we are all here to learn right...
if there is someone who likes to look down on people's work.....then I seriously think he/she don't belong to this group.
Hi hoppinghippo, plz don't call me shifu lah... :embrass: I don't mind sharing what I learn....ermm...I would like to call it "sharing our experience"...
vincentt...all are welcome... :thumbsup:
hey vivian...you can show us your shots lah....nobody is gonna say anything bad...we are all here to learn right...
if there is someone who likes to look down on people's work.....then I seriously think he/she don't belong to this group.hoppinghippo
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vader said:
Okiez!! vader maybe start new thread?
vader said:Hey.....don't worry...in fact some girls are more outstanding than guys in terms of photography....we won't eat you lah.....
what!?....vivian is indeed married...... :cry: haiz......... :cry:
:blah: You know eh sai liao! Don't go around slamming me in the forum lah. :bsmilie:
Hi,
I am using the 5400HS for quite some time already and I have to say that I am really satisfied with the results this flash and my dynax 9 combi gives. Seldom have to worry abt flash exposure (bounce or no bounce or bounce card etc) as long as after each shot, the "flash OK" signal comes on. Of course, you must be aware of the situation like wat Vader pointed out since the TTL works through the camera meter and can be fooled and thus have to apply the appropriate compensation.
When bouncing off the ceiling, judge the angle you bounce. If not right, some light might be thrown behind the subject and this might cause only the top part of your subject being lighted up only. Overexposure of direct flash can be due to you being too close to your subject (don't forget the 5400 is quite a powerful flash) or it can be the situation, i.e. the overall view might be rather dark which fools the metering.
Just want to add something which occur to me suddenly when a friend ask me some flash questions ... correct me if I am wrong. If your camera doesn't have flash compensation but only exposure compensation, exposure compensation can be used for the flash as well (since it affects that as well in Minolta cameras). Now, you might ask, won't that affect the amient exposure. Yes it would. But if your entire view finder is mainly the subject within the flash range, then it wouldn't matter. If not, switch off the flash, take the metering of the background in manual mode and fix the aperture and shutter, switch on the flash, you can then make exposure compensation if you want (this won't affect the ambient exposure since you already fix the aperture and shutter), and your flash will fire according to your compensation.
Oooops, this post getting long .... but hope it helps.
Jerry
I am using the 5400HS for quite some time already and I have to say that I am really satisfied with the results this flash and my dynax 9 combi gives. Seldom have to worry abt flash exposure (bounce or no bounce or bounce card etc) as long as after each shot, the "flash OK" signal comes on. Of course, you must be aware of the situation like wat Vader pointed out since the TTL works through the camera meter and can be fooled and thus have to apply the appropriate compensation.
When bouncing off the ceiling, judge the angle you bounce. If not right, some light might be thrown behind the subject and this might cause only the top part of your subject being lighted up only. Overexposure of direct flash can be due to you being too close to your subject (don't forget the 5400 is quite a powerful flash) or it can be the situation, i.e. the overall view might be rather dark which fools the metering.
Just want to add something which occur to me suddenly when a friend ask me some flash questions ... correct me if I am wrong. If your camera doesn't have flash compensation but only exposure compensation, exposure compensation can be used for the flash as well (since it affects that as well in Minolta cameras). Now, you might ask, won't that affect the amient exposure. Yes it would. But if your entire view finder is mainly the subject within the flash range, then it wouldn't matter. If not, switch off the flash, take the metering of the background in manual mode and fix the aperture and shutter, switch on the flash, you can then make exposure compensation if you want (this won't affect the ambient exposure since you already fix the aperture and shutter), and your flash will fire according to your compensation.
Oooops, this post getting long .... but hope it helps.
Jerry
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so vader and vivien, on or not? next SEED?
vivientan said:
That means you are not married...wahahaha...okok lah....we stop the wedding joke..
This session is to discuss about flash usage primary...so "your wedding pictures" are highly needed to show us what went wrong...don't get me wrong, I'm not putting you down...I just wish that everybody understands what happen when certain setting are not set and how to react to certain situation. So vivian...you are a very important personel here...
Anybody with pictures can also bring along, we need the examples. Thanks.
Jerry...can you join us too?? Long time never see you also...
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