While I much prefer to never use a flash, I find it sometimes useful. Just wondering about other X-T50 users use of the on-camera flash.
I set my camera to f 5.6, ISO 800 and the shutter speed to 1/60. I set the flash to TTL. I'm pleased with my photos using this method, but wonder if anyone more knowledgeable than I, has suggestions. TIA
RWNPhoto wrote:
You use 1/60th to keep some ambient light in the scene? Drag the shutter in the old days...
Would you explain what you mean by this? You're saying something about choice of slow shutter speeds with flash that I would like to understand. I have not used flash in decades but Gaopa got me interested enough to buy a small one and now I'm trying to figure it out.
Not sure what the flash sync speed is on the X-T50, but probably 1/200 or 1/250 sec... So to be primarily relying on the flash, you can use that. But if you lessen the shutter speed, to 1/60 in this case, you are letting in more ambient (not flash) and the flash will produce less light so it is more balanced.
Try shooting a static object in your office or living room with 1/250sec (whatever the flash sync speed is for your camera), with flash set to TTL, and then drop the shutter speed but a stop each time down to 1/60sec and see how much of the ambient/natural light is present.
For Gaopa, not sure you're doing anything wrong with those settings, but obviously the available light where you are would have to be "right". Not sure you want slower than 1/60sec however.
Today at lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant I got this photo of our favorite server. I always ask, and if I have permission, take a photo of our servers and then take them a 4x6 print on our next visit. I'm known in our small town as the old man who always carries a camera. Those of you in big cities may not have the same opportunities I have.
I had my X-T50 set to ISO 800, f 5.6, 1/60th sec and TTL for the flash. The first image is the jpeg image straight out of the camera. The second one is the RAW conversion using PhotoShop Elements 2025 straight out of the camera. The third image is the RAW image sized to 4x6 and post processed.
