Why dont they put a rotating flash head on these cameras?

[BowerR64]

Somthing as simple as a bit of cardboard with foil on the top can turn a dull shot into a really good one just by bouncing the flash off the ceiling.

Look at the difference, the bounce flash looks so much better. All i did was put foil over cardboard and hold it infront of the stock S2 flash and it toatly makes the shot better.




I guess these are the things Daniel and JTL know because they have learned it over the years of shooting.

[BowerR64]

This is all i used.



Taken with an A540 with bounce flash on the flash of it also.

[downtrodden]

Nice effect! i'm still struggling with the flash diffuser though! I can't quite get my flash shots right! Once i get the diffuser down and get those flash shots right, i'll start experimenting with this mirror idea. but can you post some pix showing how well these light a room? Say.. your subject is on the other side of the room? thanks!

[BowerR64]

The second shot is P mode with the flash and the ev cranked to +2

distance is about 5 feet

[dhbailey]

That last post says a lot -- your original post says "all I did was . . ." when in fact you also adjusted your camera so that 1) the flash emitted more light and 2) the camera collected more light.

These are important things to remember whenever anything such as a diffuser or reflector are used.

Flash value and exposure value may well need to be adjusted to account for the fact that the flash's light isn't all going where the camera expects it to be.

Thanks for sharing this idea with us -- that reflector looks like it can fit right in the camera bag along with the camera, making it a very tempting accessory.

Certainly affordable!

[cdifoto]

That A series looks really funny with that extender lens on it.

[truflip]

it looks so gangstarr with that extender on it.. the S2 tho. hmm is it blinding when the flash goes off? thats like taking self pictures with the flash right in ur face.. it hurts.. n u see purple rectangles for the next 5-10 mintues...

[BowerR64]

it looks so gangstarr with that extender on it.. the S2 tho. hmm is it blinding when the flash goes off? thats like taking self pictures with the flash right in ur face.. it hurts.. n u see purple rectangles for the next 5-10 mintues...

lol, gangstarr

it looks so gangstarr with that extender on it.. the S2 tho. hmm is it blinding when the flash goes off? thats like taking self pictures with the flash right in ur face.. it hurts.. n u see purple rectangles for the next 5-10 mintues...

I dont notice it, i started closing my eyes when i start messing with flash.

Some of the adaptors block the flash and on my A70 i have one an in order to get good flash i have to put it on max. A few times ive seen little streams of smoke come from the flash after it poped. Im worried it may fail soon or somthing so i dont max it out anymore. That camera is getting kinda old anyway. I have no idea how many actual shots its even taken but i bet its alot.

[BowerR64]

That last post says a lot -- your original post says "all I did was . . ." when in fact you also adjusted your camera so that 1) the flash emitted more light and 2) the camera collected more light.

These are important things to remember whenever anything such as a diffuser or reflector are used.

Flash value and exposure value may well need to be adjusted to account for the fact that the flash's light isn't all going where the camera expects it to be.

Thanks for sharing this idea with us -- that reflector looks like it can fit right in the camera bag along with the camera, making it a very tempting accessory.

Certainly affordable!

True but the point is the S2 has all the settings you need with just some cardboard and foil i dont even need a $300. canon 540EX slave flash now to get the same effect. I understand what the ev is doing and what boosting the flash is doing but when you use a slave flash your doing almost the same thing.

When you bounce the flash it needs more power because its not a direct path to the subject.

If the little flash had a swivel it wouldnt need the reflector and may not require as much power. It would help with redeye also.

[cdifoto]

True but the point is the S2 has all the settings you need with just some cardboard and foil i dont even need a $300. canon 540EX slave flash now to get the same effect. I understand what the ev is doing and what boosting the flash is doing but when you use a slave flash your doing almost the same thing.

When you bounce the flash it needs more power because its not a direct path to the subject.

If the little flash had a swivel it wouldnt need the reflector and may not require as much power. It would help with redeye also.

That's good cuz there ain't such a thing.