The E1+14-54 at a wedding

[marcof]

I just got back from my first \"E1\" wedding. Have to run in 15mins to go to the reception to take some pix. Anyway, this was _the_ testcase for performance of the E1.
I shot about 300 images, need to go through them still.
I am excited about the shots during the church ceremony.. The ceremony was in a cave, and the only lighting was candlelight. I had to shoot at 800ISO, f/2.8-3.5 and 1/30s .. and still the images are underexposed. Longer shutterspeed would result in too much movement, I am happy I was able to hold 1/30s still at 54mm most of the time.
Now, noise... I think it is not too bad, if you don\'t push the exposure too far.
I\'ll post some samples in the coming days, have to run again ;-)

Oh, Tony, glad to see the site back up, thanks mate, and: make a backup NOW ;)

edit: oh, and I LOVE the photovest, I used it for the wedding, so nice to have so many pockets on your body.

Post edited by: MarcoF, at: 2005/09/03 10:28

[admin_old]

Hey, the transfer just sucked, but anyhow, we need to see those pictures. I think that I would of passed on that wedding. If I can\'t use a flash, and it\'s inside, I do not trust myself.
I don\'t want them all blurry.
T

[russ.will]

That sounds like a nightmare. I just shot a wedding in Italy where the bride and groom insisted on all the formal groups were shot in a shaded archway with the midday sun illuminating absolutely everything in the background. My FL36 was struggling to fill in at a range of about 10 feet.I look forward to seeing your results. I\'ll post some of mine too when Tony is confident the gallery is up and stable.

Russell

[marcof]

Sorry for the confusion: I did use flash. The FL36 performed admirably, although at some points I wished for a little stronger flash. I did not have problems with recycle times of the FL36, I did however have problems with 2 sets of 2300mAh NiMH batteries. They only worked for maybe 20 shots.. I replaced them with normal Alkalines, and they worked all session. The NiMHs were new, maybe they were not yet up to full power (I charged them twice).

[marcof]

I noticed this as well. The FL36 is perfect for indoors and darker environments, but it really lacks punch for daylight fill-in. For groups, not ideal.

[admin_old]

I agree, having the Fl-36 and FL-50, it doesn\'t have enough juice to do the fill in always. But I do like the Fl-36 a lot. It recycles fast, and also is smaller.
However, I can\'t wait to get my hands on a Quantum flash. I think that will even be better than a FL-36.... (But they are a lot of Cash)
I already have a Turbo battery pack, that I have used most of the year, so that is 1 less expense.
T

[russ.will]

I must stress it was battling against the midday Italian sun. The main wedding party group photo was taken under a very large tree which shaded and softened the light over a large area. Even at 14mm the FL36 managed to fill that lot in from about 15ft.

You are right about the NiMh batteries. They take about 5 to 6 cycles before they give of their best. My 2 year old 2200mAh batteries from my old E-20 comfortably out performed the brand new 2600mAh that I had bought in a paranoid moment.

The one thing I did notice when it was time to change the batteries was that they were uncomfortably hot. The recycle time on the FL36 is good for a two battery flash, but it knocks the hell out of them while doing it. I\'m guessing the effect would be much reduced in the four cell FL50.

Russell

[KellysCayman]

Hey Tony

Tell me more about the Turbo Battery pack please.

I have been shooting weddings this summer, mostly as the assistant documenting the event while the pro was shooting the formals.

I am finding that the recharge time of the FL36 to be rather long at times. Does the Turbo Battery pack speed up the recharge time? Or am I better off just getting 3200 batteries?

Please share a link so I can check out the product.

Thanks..

Kelly

Site looks great!!!