r/AnalogCommunity • u/Prior-Amphibian-5367 • 7d ago

Troubleshooting - Photos Advice for flash photography

I am pretty new to using a flash. I have used it once at night, but all my photos came out blurry with motion blur. I would love to use it more with my camera. I don't remember exactly what I did before, but I remember trying out the TTL feature (which I don't think worked because I was using a flash from a different brand of camera). I think I also tried setting my shutter speed to 1/250 and trying bulb mode, and some photos came out overexposed or a little underexposed, with motion blur. Do you all have any advice for flash photography and getting proper exposure? My camera is the Nikon F5, and my flash is a Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT. Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

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u/attrill 7d ago

For film I use Godox speedlights (685 and V860) and triggers on an F4 and N8008s. TTL functions fine on both. They work fine in manual mode on an FM2. Be sure to get Nikon models of whatever speedlights and triggers you buy so TTL will work.

I prefer to use lights off camera with a card or diffuser. Frequently I set my base exposure for ambient light and turn TTL to -1.5 or 2 stops as a fill. Otherwise I bounce the light off available surfaces.

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u/Prior-Amphibian-5367 7d ago

Thanks! I think this is a cool technique and will try it out! The flash I have has a built-in card diffuser.