Hi, I just bought a SB22s Nikon flash and have it attached on my Nikon F80s camera. I chose f5.6 for most of the shots with Fuji Reala100 film, the shutter speed automatically set to 1/60s once the external flash is attached on my camera. No filter was used for the test shots, my lens was Nikkon 28-80mm G lens. I used the flash for all of my shots, both indoor and outdoor, I set to "A" mode with shutter speed fixed at 1/60s and let the external flash did the rest automatically.
After developed this "test" roll at the Wal-mart, I found that "all" of my matte photos are "blurred". It doesn't look like out of focus, because nothing was focused, not even the subject nor the background. It more looks like adding a soft lens/filter on my camera. I was actually shooting an informal wedding rehearsal (both indoor and outdoor) and now I'm so scared the same problem will occur again on the actual day.
I used to take lots of pictures with my camera and never find a situation like this. However, that was the first time I attached an external flash.
I would be very appreciated if anyone can give me some comments. Thanks in advance!
Probably a bit late for the wedding, but here goes. Look at the negatives with a loupe of at least 8X. If they are sharp, then the lab screwed up when printing. This is the likeliest cause. Other problem could be that camera got knocked off AF and simply was not focusing. If the camera was truly set to S AF, it should not have fired if the image was out of focus.
"Janette Lo" <geomorpholog...@rogers.com> wrote in message <news:Y0T7b.435660$4UE.377890@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>... > Hi, I just bought a SB22s Nikon flash and have it attached on my Nikon F80s > camera. I chose f5.6 for most of the shots with Fuji Reala100 film, the > shutter speed automatically set to 1/60s once the external flash is attached > on my camera. No filter was used for the test shots, my lens was Nikkon > 28-80mm G lens. I used the flash for all of my shots, both indoor and > outdoor, I set to "A" mode with shutter speed fixed at 1/60s and let the > external flash did the rest automatically.
> After developed this "test" roll at the Wal-mart, I found that "all" of my > matte photos are "blurred". It doesn't look like out of focus, because > nothing was focused, not even the subject nor the background. It more looks > like adding a soft lens/filter on my camera. I was actually shooting an > informal wedding rehearsal (both indoor and outdoor) and now I'm so scared > the same problem will occur again on the actual day.
> I used to take lots of pictures with my camera and never find a situation > like this. However, that was the first time I attached an external flash.
> I would be very appreciated if anyone can give me some comments. Thanks in > advance!
On 2003-09-11 00:40:24 -0400, "Janette Lo" <geomorpholog...@rogers.com> said:
> Hi, I just bought a SB22s Nikon flash and have it attached on my Nikon F80s > camera. I chose f5.6 for most of the shots with Fuji Reala100 film, the > shutter speed automatically set to 1/60s once the external flash is attached > on my camera. No filter was used for the test shots, my lens was Nikkon > 28-80mm G lens. I used the flash for all of my shots, both indoor and > outdoor, I set to "A" mode with shutter speed fixed at 1/60s and let the > external flash did the rest automatically.
As much as I would love to bash WalMart ..... they are not a fault here.
I don't own an N80 but I do own a N90s and a SB28 and a SB22s. The SB22s is not a particularly high powered flash Setting the camera in A mode with a lens set a 5.6 severely limits the flash range. At ISO 100 the flash range is 10 feet. This assumes normal relectivity (ie 18% gray). Now, here is the stump question? Why would the photos be blurred? If the camera was set at f5.6 in A mode, I can understand underexposed pictures.. lots of them. In fact, most of your pictures will be underexposed. How many wedding photos are shot with photog 10 feet or less from the subject. If my wedding photog got that close, I would have kicked him real hard where it matters. Blur? I suspect, the camera was set on Slow Sync. Which means, the camera will slow the shutter speed to what ever is required to expose the shot. Normally, SlowSync is only used in controlled situations with camera sitting on a tripod. With 100 ISO film, and SB22, and 15 foot shooting distances, then the actual shutter speed would have been near 1/5 second.... which explains the blurred shots.
OR...
The SB22 is an older flash. If it was bought used, and malfunctioned, then the camera tried to expose for natural light. Which means it picked a real slow shutter speed. Same end result.
ALWAYS test your equipment before an important event.
Don't blame this one on Walmart. On the otherhand, if you want photo processing worth your effort and time then find some pro or semi-pro place that understands photography,.. not some hapless clerk using a machine blindly.
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