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Advice on how to operate an External Slave Flash

Discussion in 'Digital photography' started by thelad, Jul 16, 2010.

  1. thelad

    thelad Member

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    My name is Jim and on the older side of Life at 64 years and on a very very limited budget

    I have borrowed a External Slave Flash to work with a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ8 with a POP-UP Flash but no instructions on how to use it with the Camera's Pop-Up Flash

    The only thing I know is how to attach the extra slave flash to the camera and swiich the unit on and wait till its ready

    I tried it and the Extra Slave Flash and itwent OFF after about 3 or 4 seconds after the camera's pop-up flash

    I need to use the FLASH in a badly lit room taken images of Bonsai Trees

    Just using the Camera's Pop-up Flash I get a lot of Shadow and it does not look good or do the Tree Justice

    Please try and advise me I on a very very limited budget this is the reason I borrowed the Extra Slave Flash

    hope to hear from someone soon

    thank-you in advance

    Jim
     
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    1nsan3 Regular member

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    Is there a setting for the pop up flash? i have one on my Fuji s9100 i turn the setting all the way to the lowest negative number still lights up the room well but very little or no shadow.

    I still yet need to buy a slave flash, but like u, limited budget right now.
     

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