Rollei RCP-S8 EDITION - Manual de usuario descargar pdf (Pagina 10)

Using a “Naked” flash tube or, as it is more commonly known, a “Bare Bulb” is almost as old as photography itself.

The flash powder trough was the first bare bulb flash, however in that time its use was simply to supply more light

to reduce exposure times.

Flash photography has changed or advanced, depending on

your view, and so did the method of supplying and controlling

that light. Now there are multitudes of reflectors, softboxes

and umbrellas known as “ light shapers”. However, what I want

to talk about is why I own a Bare Bulb Flash.

The flash I own is the Quantum QFlash T5DR. This flash has

tons of features such as Manual, Auto and TTL modes. In addi-

tion, the flash can be radio remote TTL by using the FreeXwire

system or you can use it remote TTL with your existing Nikon

and/or Canon remote TTL flashes by using the Qnexus. All

these features help me control the light and to be more cre-

ative whether I use light shaper accessories or bare bulb mode.

The light provided in the bare bulb mode is what I like the best.

When I remove the standard reflector and tilt the head towards

the ceiling, I am ready to shoot “Bare Bulb”. Since there is no

reflector or light directing device when I use the bare bulb flash

indoors, the light reflects off all the walls and the ceiling and

provides lots of shadow reducing fill light. Due to the fact that

the fill light is traveling in all directions, this method of shoot-

ing is more effective in small and medium size rooms.

In larger rooms, or when I want to warm the image, I use one of

the Bare Bulb Enhancers - silver or gold. The enhancer is a half

cylinder that fits on the back side of the bulb. This changes the

light direction from 360 degrees to 180 and, when the gold

enhancer is used, I get a warming effect. By using the

enhancer, I am no longer totally bare bulb but it is my way of

getting a similar effect in larger rooms or warming the image.

Shooting the flash into an umbrella is another method of

enhancing the bare bulb. The advantage of using a bare bulb

rather than the standard flash in an umbrella is the same as in a

small room: the light from the bare bulb goes in all directions

in the umbrella not just the back. Like the Bare Bulb Enhancer,

by using a gold umbrella or soft gold umbrella, you can give

that warm feeling to your images.

As you can tell, I like the light the Bare Bulb provides but it is

not the only or best method for all types of shooting.

Luckily, the flash I chose, the Quantum QFlash T5DR, has the

capability to be used as a bare bulb or with light enhancers.

It is not often you can have a flash with that much flexibility,

thanks Quantum.

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QUANTUM BARE BULB FLASH

The Naked Truth

By Jim Best

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