TTL Help!
Dec 9, 2015 18:05:20 #
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
Dec 9, 2015 18:12:38 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
I would humbly offer the idea, merely as a suggestion, that you set the flash to manual and then practice, practice, practice between now and the event. Actual experience, with a manageable number of variables to juggle, can be the best teacher. Getting the flash off camera, or bouncing the flash are techniques to consider to soften the light.
Mike
Dec 9, 2015 18:17:10 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
Try this:
http://betterfamilyphotos.blogspot.com/2010/06/ttl-flash-tutorial-in-10-lessons-part-1.html
Dec 9, 2015 18:17:59 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
I would humbly offer, as a suggestion, that you set the flash to manual and then practice. Actual experience, with a manageable number of variables to juggle, can be the best teacher. Getting the flash off camera, or bouncing the flash are techniques to consider.
Mike
Mike
Good advice, Mike. I have an older manual speedlight that I used with my D5100. (Probably should have mentioned that) What I'm curious about are things like the zoom feature and other TTL specific stuff.
Dec 9, 2015 18:19:28 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
Test it out using P mode on your D7100, that might take care of most of the settings you will need to worry about, set your ISO and go, for an indoor party it might be 400-800 or as high as 1200, and let the camera handle the aperture & shutter & flash.
edit: I was pleasantly surprised using P mode for indoor flash on my D7100 a few times. Basically, 1/60, variable aperture, ISO 800, matrix metering and TTL BL with an SB600 flash.
Dec 9, 2015 18:27:40 #
jcboy3 wrote:
Thanks... I clicked on the link and am reading it..... now.
Dec 9, 2015 18:29:01 #
Dngallagher wrote:
Test it out using P mode on your D7100, that might take care of most of the settings you will need to worry about, set your ISO and go, for an indoor party it might be 400-800 or as high as 1200, and let the camera handle the aperture & shutter & flash.
edit: I was pleasantly surprised using P mode for indoor flash on my D7100 a few times. Basically, 1/60, variable aperture, ISO 800, matrix metering and TTL BL with an SB600 flash.
edit: I was pleasantly surprised using P mode for indoor flash on my D7100 a few times. Basically, 1/60, variable aperture, ISO 800, matrix metering and TTL BL with an SB600 flash.
Just attached the flash and am trying it out......
Dec 9, 2015 18:46:40 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
Good advice, Mike. I have an older manual speedlight that I used with my D5100. (Probably should have mentioned that) What I'm curious about are things like the zoom feature and other TTL specific stuff.
Donald has some good specific suggestions there, too.
My advice was not "TTL help" obviously, but rather it was "not TTL help." :)
Mike
Dec 9, 2015 19:16:21 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Donald has some good specific suggestions there, too.
My advice was not "TTL help" obviously, but rather it was "not TTL help." :)
Mike
My advice was not "TTL help" obviously, but rather it was "not TTL help." :)
Mike
Appreciated all the same..... (cool avatar)
Dec 10, 2015 05:23:01 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
Get a copy of Neil Van Niekerk's book- on camera flash.
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
Dec 10, 2015 05:52:03 #
Dec 10, 2015 07:36:03 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
I would look at The Strobist site which is a site for flash photography. http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/
They have excellent how-too articles and etc for flash with photography.
Dec 10, 2015 09:27:52 #
I highly recommend the "Speedsters Handbook" by Syl Arena for anyone using speed lights.
Dec 10, 2015 10:17:44 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
A thought in case your indoor venue supports it. Taking an image of that many people from ground level is impossible. A photographer recently shot our high school reunion group of over 100 from the second floor balcony of the motel. Worked great as all faces visible with no moving people around.
A step ladder might also do the job.
Dec 10, 2015 10:30:26 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
I just got my 1st TTL compatible flash unit (Neweer 750II) for my D7100. I went on-line and tried, without success to find a tutorial that would help me understand the way the flash works with the camera. (& visa-versa) & what adjustments I should make to the camera and the flash for a upcoming indoor large family gathering - dinner. (we are talking 50+ folks from 98 to -1!!!!) As a relative novice to this area of photography, I could really use some help!
ajohnston3,
The first thing to know is if the flash you received is an ETTL flash.
The flash head should have some type of indicator to indicate what mode the flash has been set to, Manual, or TTL.
Find that mode on the flash unit and set to TTL.
Set the camera to P=Program.
Set camera ISO in manual to your choice (ISO=200 to 400).
This sets the camera up for partial automatic flash photography. By setting ISO manually the camera can now control the flash exposure with Aperture, or shutter speed. When you power-up the flash on the hot shoe, the camera will sense the flash and should set the shutter speed to the cameras flash sync speed (1/200 sec.).
Once you begin to get good photos with your flash, you can experiment with by using your other semi-auto exposure modes (Aperture Priority, and Shutter Speed).
In the meantime go back to the Neewer website and look for links indicating model user manuals. These may be available only as a download PDF file.
Michael G
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