Friday, April 19, 2013

How can you use a studio lighting kit with a point&shoot camera?

Question by EB: How can you use a studio lighting kit with a point&shoot camera?
I have a point and shoot camera and a novatron lighting kit. How can I get it to sync with the lights?


Best answer:

Answer by Ilford XP2
Flash activated slaves.



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2 comments:

  1. Eliot KApril 19, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    If you have a digital P&S camera, the flash may fire a few times just moments before the actual picture is taken - these pre-flashes will set off the studio flash before the image is taken, i.e., too soon.

    Solutions
    1) There may be a device that doesn't react to the pre-flashes - it would be a special type of Optical Slave.

    2) Block the on-camera flash from lighting the subject. But, you may still want that flash to set off the Novatrons. So, use a piece of foil to bounce the on-camera flash everywhere but where the camera is pointing.

    3) If you can do bracketing, it may be a way to get the perfect exposure if you can't adjust the camera's aperture.

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  2. Ed AtunApril 19, 2013 at 1:08 PM

    Leave the studio lights on full-time. Don't try to time them. That will let you compose the photo much better..

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