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Fuji Velvia and flash photography


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Hi,

 

I recently shot a roll of Fuji Velvia under different conditions.

However I found that some of the slides that I shot indoors using my

cameras flash have come out completely dark. Under a lightbox I can

barely make out the figures. The entire slide appears dark for all

practical purposes. Has anyone ever experienced this? Could this be a

problem in the slide development process or a defective film. I had

purchased this roll from B&H and processed it at a pro lab in my

locality.

 

Thanks

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<I>"...some of the slides that I shot indoors using my cameras flash have come out completely dark."</I>

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Only some? It sounds as simple as your flash didn't go off. Keep both eyes open when using flash and even better is to compose the shot in the viewfinder and then, without moving the camera, look over the top of the camera to check that the flash is lighting up the scene.

James G. Dainis
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Also, mind you,

Velvia has ISO of 50... I have similar experience.

I think it's just that the flash did not have enough power to

illuminate the whole area of your frame. Especially if the flash

was weakly on-camera flash, the chances are high...

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Anil,

 

A few things come to mind:

 

1. Your batteries were weak and could not generate the power to

push the flash to the necessary light output. Velvia will cause

most shoe mounted flash heads to work hard -- and drain

batteries quickly. I keep two sets of rechargeable batteries with

me to avoid that problem. If I notice the flash is slow to recycle --

time to put in fresh batteries.

 

2. Your flash is not powerful enough regardless of battery

strength.

 

3. You were too far away from your intended subject. I learned

this the hard way in underwater photography.

 

4. Incompatible settings. You don't say what camera, lens, or

flash settings were. Both the camera and flash should have

been set to ISO 50. If the camera was set for ISO 50 and the

flash for 100 or higher -- there's your problem. If you were in the

manual mode I don't think we can help without specific settings.

 

That should give you something to check next time....

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Thank you for all your comments/suggestions. I own a Minolta Maxxum 5 with a built in flash. Although I cannot recollect the exact settings now, I think I had probably set the aperture to a very small value and that might have resulted in not enough light reaching the film.
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