Tried something I've never attempted. Been reading about rim lighting and its' pros and cons. Took a Novoflex short arm and attached one of my twin lites to it, attaching the other end to the tripod collar of my extension tube. I couldn't figure any other way to do it, given Nikon's poorly designed mounting system. It's rather ugly and a bit unwieldy, but it seems to work. At least, I think it does. A few from the gardens this morning to test.
Hi Kenny,
I'm currently playing with a little Giottos' 1004 mini ball head and I've mounted that to the PN-11 extension tube. That coupled with the SC-28 extension sync cord actually mounts the SB800 a fair way above the lens line of the camera and also supplies unlimited movement for the flash. The flash, currently, has a Lumiquest softbox fitted to it, so it needs a bit of 'working' room.
BTW, is it hard to shorten the SC-28 sync cord, or is there a shorter version available from Nikon?
Thanks,
Bruce
TheBat wrote:
Hi Kenny,
I'm currently playing with a little Giottos' 1004 mini ball head and I've mounted that to the PN-11 extension tube. That coupled with the SC-28 extension sync cord actually mounts the SB800 a fair way above the lens line of the camera and also supplies unlimited movement for the flash. The flash, currently, has a Lumiquest softbox fitted to it, so it needs a bit of 'working' room.
BTW, is it hard to shorten the SC-28 sync cord, or is there a shorter version available from Nikon?
Thanks,
Bruce
Excellent idea, Bruce, have several of the mini ballheads myself. I've considered shortening my SC-28 MANY times!! Can't imagine it'd be that hard to take a foot or so outa the middle, but have always chickened out at the last minute. I once received a knockoff sync cord from Amazon (SB-600 kit) that was about a foot long but can no longer find it.
LordV wrote:
Lovely shots Kenny, but not sure I understand the rim lighting bit - thought this would involve shooting a subject with a flash behind the subject ?
Brian v.
That's correct, Brian, true rim lighting involves a third lighing unit placed strategically. I'm not actually placing the flash behind, but getting some of the flash output to light the area between the subject and immediate bg, thereby delineating--hopefully--the subject a little better.
Hi Kenny,
I remember trying to position a third strobe/flash behind a subject during my underwater photographic days? I was never very successful at achieving the desired look, but it was always fun trying. . . . hehehe.
Can you tell me how you work out the flash power for your main flash? I am assuming that when you use your PN-11 extension tube, that you lose all your camera's metering ability and have to set the flash exposure manually? Can you give me an idea into your workings?
Thanks Kenny,
Bruce
No, the D300 will still meter properly; you just have to tell it the focal length and max aperture of the particular lens. Of course it meters only in aperture priority and manual mode, but I'm shooting manual. TTL flash, therefore, also works.
Kenj8246 wrote:
No, the D300 will still meter properly; you just have to tell it the focal length and max aperture of the particular lens. Of course it meters only in aperture priority and manual mode, but I'm shooting manual. TTL flash, therefore, also works.
Wow, How do you tell it what lens you have on?
I wonder if I can do this with the D90?
Bruce
TheBat wrote:
Wow, How do you tell it what lens you have on?
I wonder if I can do this with the D90?
Bruce
Unfortunately, the D90 will not allow this functionality. Ken Rockwell has a pretty fair lens compatibilty chart that explains what lenses will work with what cameras.
