Monthly Archives: December 2009

Flash system

Since I’d like to get into some wireless triggering of flashes, I’m looking for some cheapper flashes I can use and trigger them remotely.

I have a Sigma EF500 DG Super, but it doesn’t get triggered very well. So I’m going to sell it, and pick up something else (maybe an older Canon 54ez, or a Nikon SB-2x) to use along with the Vivitar 285HV flash. Continue reading

f-stop numbers : how to calculate

Every time I wanted to find out what f-stop numbers existed between the whole  full stops, I had to spend too much time scouring the web for this info.

Now I finally understand how I can generate these numbers myself.

The fstop numbers are powers of the square root of 2. For example,

(√2)^1 = 1.4
(√2)^1.33 = 1.6
(√2)^1.66 = 1.8
(√2)^2 = 2
(√2)^2.33 = 2.2
(√2)^2.66 = 2.5
(√2)^3 = 2.8
(√2)^4 = 4
(√2)^5 = 5.7