Recent content by bryan elliott

I use a hand held light meter at weddings, sure you can use the meter built into the camera but for me, I find the handheld meter quicker, 1 press of a button and I've got a reading that I an make a choice based on :)

Why not hire someone to do the job for you. :)

cheers Garry

So I've just ordered a lencarta quad lite and I'm looking forward to receiving it and having a go. Just wondered if anyone knows where I can get additional softboxes, octaboxes for this continuous light. Cheers Bryan

I know someone who swears by the odins(zoom control would be cool) I love my radio poppers, don't find then clunky :), heard that pw's on Nikon can be inconsistent in ettl mode , also using a sb900 as commander will cure your problem too

I had pw flex when I had canon lol, didn't like them, much prefer cls

I've got radio poppers , they are great, an su800 should work too

Have you read this Ben http://lumenatic.com/2012/06/15/nikon-d800-cls-issue-feedback-from-nikon-hq/ I'm sure Nikon will have a fix soon, have you tried using an sb900 as master?

Ohh new products?

I think youre making a lot of sense, as you become more experienced and familiar with your kit you may find you won't need the meter as much, but then again you might, when I'm using my speedlights I don't tend to use a light meter as I've used them for that long I just seem to know what to set...

The first thing I notice is your key light is too low in all the pictures, so technically there not right, also the way in which you light a female is different to a male, if you want to make the images stand out then introduce a background/separation light

Your right meonshore Suppose it will come down to how busy a business he has and can he justify spending the money on the business , for me I'm a 1 camera guy and prefer to change lens and keep a backup, like you normally in the boot lol, but do appreciate some people like to use multiple...

Ment on first pic, also remember it isn't the most reliable trigger and requires line of sight

On the 2nd image the Metz is lying on its sensor (I think) the AF-50 isn't a commander it's just a slave soI'm not surprised the others don't fire when it's on camera , I have a AF 50 for my Nikon and it's great, any questions just yell

Phil V is correct match you wb to the type of light you are using and it should all fall into place, provided its all 1 type of light and not mixed, failing that, match to main light and correct in post