NenePS
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Registered: 7 Feb 2006
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Lighting
Posted: 7 Feb 2006 at 2:04 GMT
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I have a nikon coolpix 5400 with a fisheye lens, but the lens blocks the built in flash. I intend to shoot indoor panoramas so i need an external flash, however i can't spend more than US$150. Can someone recomend me one? Do I need to look for an especial kind of flash if i'm using a fisheye lens? I'de appreciate any help.
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NYCreate
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Location: North Yorkshire & Northern England, United Kingdom
Registered: 21 Aug 2005
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 7 Feb 2006 at 9:41 GMT
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Dont use flash as is many cases it will look very odd. just use decent lighting in the area your shooting and long exposure if neccessary.
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MK Panorama
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Location: Hamburg, Germany
Registered: 27 Jul 2004
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 7 Feb 2006 at 10:07 GMT
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Take 3 shots with bracketing and use Easybracketing for photoshop - no light problems anymore - price roundabout EUR 100 / USD 120 !!! 
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NenePS
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 8 Feb 2006 at 3:44 GMT
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I'm sorry roudshot, i'm not sure what you mean... what's bracketing?
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Savak
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Location: United Kingdom
Registered: 18 Oct 2004
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 8 Feb 2006 at 9:20 GMT
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Bracketing is where you take say three pictures, one under exposed, one correctly exposed and one over exposed. It gives a better range of frames to work with such as cutting and pasting for correct exposures of scenes through windows etc.
Remember if using flash it will only travel about 3 metres.
Graeme
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Pelle Piano
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Location: Farsta, Sweden
Registered: 18 May 2004
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 8 Feb 2006 at 10:34 GMT
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Yes, a Flash will just give you uneven exposures and make the images very hard to stitch. With a tripod you can use longer times instead.
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NenePS
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Re: Lighting
Posted: 8 Feb 2006 at 15:30 GMT
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I'm trying to make a panorama of the inside of my car... that is less than 3 meters, do you think that in this case i can use a flash, or is it better to do the bracketing thing? I tried without flash but i couldn´t get very good detail of the dashboard... any other advise?
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