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Fire the flash manually

  • 23-10-2014 2:14pm
    #1
    The Darkroom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭


    I've heard people talk about long exposures and then firing the flash manually. As a beginner in photography I am wondering what this entails? how do I fire it manually off camera? my built in flash acts like a transmitter for my wireless flash which is a fl 600 r olympus. so lets say I've got a 60 second exposure lined up and I am ready to run around to light up the scene with my flash, do I just hit the ''test charge'' button repetitively in order to fire the flash ? is this what they mean by firing the flash manually? sorry for my messy post I am not very good at english as you can tell.


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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Short answer - yes.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Yup, just point at whatever you wish to illuminate and press the button.

    It can be handy to place your hand over the side of the flash that's facing the camera though. If any of the flash is directed towards the lens you can get sometimes 'starburst' effects and such, unintentionally (so best to block the flash from firing towards the lens, unless that's what you're going for, of course).


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