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<p>Also have been using something similar to the sabrestrip, although not as directional. Its basically a blueprint or poster tube that I happened to come across and tried slipping it on my sb-800. Im sure it would be really easy to make directional with a little bit of reflective tape carefully placed inside. I really like the soft light it gives off and is especially useful to me for nightlife photography.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is a pic of the rear and the mount.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is a pic of the finished product.</p><div></div>

<p>Some cool stuff leading to some good ideas, not sure if this is the right place to post but thought you guys might be interested in some of the new stuff I have recently came up with DIY projects. Just recently decided I wanted to try some lighting with a fresnel using my profoto compacts 600s, but after seeing the pricing from profoto or brocolor fresnels found that they were way out of my budget. Also seemed rather overpriced for what they were, essentially a fresnel lens holder with a way to mount for a lightstand. So did some looking around on ebay and found a 12" german made cinema fresnel for less than it would cost to eat a meal out. Decided on going with a small metal garbage can to use as the holder and mounted a profoto speedring on the rear. I felt that I could do away with a light stand mount as the whole unit is not very heavy and doesn't put much stress on the monolight. The fit and finish work well for me, and thanks to the profoto mount I now have a fresnel that focuses from spot to flood for under $100.</p>

<p>Hey Marc, a question regarding your earlier post, what would be the best way to set up your defaults and profiles for your camera so as to get the best results going in, assuming you have exposed correctly in the first place. Also is it best to allow your program(ie Lightroom) to make an auto balance correction, does it make life easier in post processing?</p>

<p>Wow, someone send Captain Willard up the river, Colonel Kurtz methods have become "unsound". I myself<em></em> would have to agree with Dan, this post has provoked quite a bit of thought and gave some insight to how others approach their lighting even if it is in a unnconventional style, if thats all you take from it I see no harm done. Cheers for that Benjamin, enjoyed your pics as well.</p>

I hate to quote Pat Benatar Douglas K, but Hit "Us" with your best shot. Self professed professors of art should be able to take critasism themselves. Not defending Puals pic but at least Paul posts and is contributing to photo.net and looking for useful critism. Your views might be appriciated <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/">here</a>, crit.

You should check <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Bcdh&unified_p=1">this out</a> , a few users have modified and installed manual focusing screens on the D70 and are quite happy with it. I believe that metering is still retained but with a +.3 increase in exposure, which some people feel the D70 needs anyway.

not leica but hope it fits<div></div>

Thanks Marc, thats what I was thinking but not to sure about with the noise in shadow areas, I was starting to get disapointed with my D70's ISO 1600 performance. Aside from the optics the D70 has a simalar sensor as the RD-1 if im not mistaken, which should give decent high ISO photos. Gonna have to practice more at reading the histogram and judging correct exposure in the first place.

Hey Marc, in your studio shot <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-

and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00AkGx">in this post</a>, I assumse its a high

ISO pic taken with your RD-1(you lucky dog), you can notice some

color noise in the shadows. Being as your digital color shots rarely

have color noise I've always wanted to ask you how you keep it to a

minimum. This has alway made me avoid high ISO's on digital as much

as possible. Is it the use of PS plugins such as the one by Fred

Miranda? I've also wondered is color noise caused by incorrect

exposure?

 

BTW, awsome looking glamour shot on your photo of the twin monitors.

Hey Marc, your studio shot, I assumse its a high ISO pic taken with your RD-1(you lucky dog), you can notice some color noise in the shadows. Being as your digital color shots rarely have color noise I've always wanted to ask you how you keep it to a minimum. This has alway made me avoid high ISO's on digital as much as possible. Is it the use of PS plugins such the one by Fred Miranda? I've also wondered is color noise just caused by incorrect exposure?

 

BTW, awsome looking glamour shot on your photo of the twin monitors.

Thanks thats exactly what I was hopeing for, as always you guys are always extremely helpful.

Hi the reason I am post this in the wedding photography forum is

because my last couple of posts in the Nikon forum regarding my new

flash and camera (D70) did not get very knowledgeable responses,

which I always seem to be able to find helpful ones on this forum.

 

Anyway my question is that I know before you use an older auto flash

with a new digital camera you need to check the voltage to make sure

its safe, but what about the other way around. What about a new

digital flash with an older style camera such as a Yashica EM TLR,

would there be any voltage concerns? Also can the PC connection on

the SB-800 be used connected with a sync cord to a manual camera to

fire the flash? All that I have read in the SB-800 Manual is that

the PC connection is used to trigger other flashes is this the case

or can it be used also to trigger the flash itself? Anybody know?

I recently received my new D70 with the 18-70mm (posted pic might be

50mm 1.4) kit lens and have been shooting mostly in low light,

relatively dark situations usually using ISO 1600. I understand a

that at this high an ISO setting there will be some color noise

creeping in but has an one noticed these horizontal lines (they

usually show up in the dark areas), mostly comprised of magenta and

blue pixels. Its kind of hard to see in the pic (there is a

noticeable color change in the green jacket) I am posting but I?m

definite its there, have any of you other D70 owners notices this, is

this the consequence of using Higher ISO in dark situations, or is

this a result of improper exposure?<div></div>

Considering some that claim the ability to handhold a rangefinder

camera such a an M or Bessa at lower shutter speeds i.e 1/15, 1/8. I

realise there is no mirror slap in a rangefinder as opposed to slr's,

but what about the meters in rangefinders like the bessa's and newer

metered M's, do they give you the green go ahead light(or however the

meter works on said cameras)when you are using shutters speeds as low

as 1/15? I ask this question because in my experience with

nonprofessional metered rangefinders like the Yashica electro, at

speeds lower then 1/30 you would recieve an underexpose light, due to

the cameras assumption you are not able to handhold slower than

that. Just curious how the built in meters react when using a low

shutter speed.

Marc, just out of curiousity in your post of the bride tossing the bouquet, the people to the right of the bride are out of focus and don't seem to coincide with the DOF of the rest of the picture? Was this done intentionally in photoshop to keep attention on the subject/subjects? Awsome pic by the way, as always your mix of ambient lighting and flash is always remarkable.