topic Re: Cutting power past 1/128 in Speedlite Flashes

Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 07:29:45 GMT

I would like to cut the power down past 128 on my ex600. Now I know I can bounce the flash , but this does not work in a dark room. I can use the a defuser or bounce card but I would need more light to go forward that this options allow. I can stop down the aperture but than I lose the shallow depth of field. I can lower the iso but then I lose the ambient light that a high iso provides. And generally this would be an on camera flash, off camera flash would not be an option.

I am thinking maybe put some index cards infront of the flash till I get the light power I want?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:02:35 GMT

Maybe put ND gels in the filter holder for the flash head?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:34:03 GMT

interesting idea, but it would have to be so light weight material maybe if i stack color white filters over each other?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:37:32 GMT

Hi. Not sure what color white filtrs are, but the ND gels I am talking about would weigh no more that the ornage gel that comes with the flash unit.

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:41:10 GMT

yes ok that's what I mean. can you show me some on amazon?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:43:26 GMT

Forum won't let us post commercial info, but Google "ND filter gels" and you get a bunch of hits.

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:27:03 GMT

You sir deserve a cheese treat wrap in a tasty prezel (kudos!!) I wonder why you see all the photographers on youtube and online with big heavy ND filters?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:28:34 GMT

is there a way i can tell how much light I will be losing using the filter?

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 16:45:11 GMT

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_density_filter

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

ScottyP — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 01:28:34 GMT

Light falls off immensely with distance. Pull the light back as far as possible in the room and see what that does.

Re: Cutting power past 1/128

Kolourl3lind — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 02:41:26 GMT

not an option