So I just got my first PTTL flash and I of course wanted to shoot a bunch of shots to test it... My poor girls.

They have figured out that when a package comes in the mail that they have all the power that day. I need models and they need Ice Cream and TV time....

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And this is the look I get after taking way to many flash shots of the Human Tornado while she is coloring

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Over all I like the Pttl, a bit hit and miss on exposure. The oldest still beats the flash (blinky eye) on anything but bounce shots. But when it works, I like how the pttl works...

[maxwell1295]

Very nice fill on that second shot. What lens did you use? That thing is sharp as heck...

[Fritz]

Nice sharp pictures too. So what flash did you end up with? It is fun to have a new toy to play with.

The lens on the first is the vivi 105

The lens on the second is the Tamron 28-75 at F2.8

I agree that the fill on the second is really good... If they all looked like that who could anyone complain about PTTL.... but of course they do not all look quite so balanced.


Thanks Fritz
The flash is a used sigma 500- st (not the super) Pretty basic, but does tilt and swivel...

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Last edited by Igilligan; 07-26-2008 at 09:39 AM.

Very nice fill on that second shot. What lens did you use? That thing is sharp as heck...

Is it too sharp? I gave it a slight bump before I resize it down. I am not sure if it really needed it, but I tend to bump sharpen if I am resizing for the web and sometimes the tamron and the vivi series one may not need that at all.

[maxwell1295]

No, not too sharp at all. I should have clarified my statement. The first shot looks wicked sharp. The second shot has the very nice fill. I just assumed both were shot with the same lens. The second pic looks great. Definitely not too sharp....

[Peter Zack]

Excellent shots both. Sharp and I like the exposures. It's all about practice and you might want the Ben and Jerry's truck to back up to the front door

[daacon]

Nice shots Gus - might be time to get a pet , they give less attidude (usually) but on the flip side they can hide better ....

[rparmar]

Absolutely great shots. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent shots both. Sharp and I like the exposures. It's all about practice and you might want the Ben and Jerry's truck to back up to the front door

Hey Peter. Believe me, I buy the costco size boxes of icecream sandwiches... But even with that, they have little patience for my experiments with the flashes... That is why I had spent my money on fast lenses and ice cream in the first place. haha

Nice shots Gus - might be time to get a pet , they give less attidude (usually) but on the flip side they can hide better ....

You think the kids are tough practicing flash shots on? Try it with a cat...

Absolutely great shots. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Robin... I am really having fun with the flash, and that is a bit of suprise to me.

[rmtagg]

these are really nice! Love how crisp that first shot is and you can tell in the second shot you don't have much time left to deliver the ice cream, lol

[monochrome]

Beautiful shots - and daughter too.

Judging by your avatar you must have married well.

Just kidding Gus

Excellent shots Gus. I bet it's worth whatever demands they make to be able to get them to pose for you.
Gary

[Jimbo]

God I love the 28-75... for the dollars, hard to beat! Both are excellent shots. JIMBO

as a way to indentify you... look at all the colorful detail going on in her eyes...

these are really nice! Love how crisp that first shot is and you can tell in the second shot you don't have much time left to deliver the ice cream, lol

Thanks Rosemary, actually when I see that face, we are way beyond the power of the treat...

Beautiful shots - and daughter too.

Judging by your avatar you must have married well.

Just kidding Gus

Actually the Avatar is a wax head.... but he is way better looking than I am. I did marry extremely well and thankfully the girls look like their momma. But the youngest one is so ME... and it scares me....

Excellent shots Gus. I bet it's worth whatever demands they make to be able to get them to pose for you.
Gary

You are so right Gary... If they would let me I would take pics of them all day...
Hopefully as they get a bit older I can convince them to play "models".

God I love the 28-75... for the dollars, hard to beat! Both are excellent shots. JIMBO

JIM.... my feelings exactly. No lens in my bag has consistantly made me smile like the 28-75... someday the 50-135 may show up on my door and replace the tammy as my favorite lens, but until then.....
Although I really need to spend a week with my DA 40 and really give it a chance. But with what I have learned from the 28-75, the 70 or 77 may have been a better choice in focal range for the shots I take.