http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/ Reviews, Technique, Portfolio, Prints Thu, 10 May 2012 14:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-5504 Paul Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:15:13 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-5504 Thank, very useful post. Thank, very useful post.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-3115 The Sports Photo Guy Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:58:04 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-3115 Good to hear...I try to keep it simple, and WordPress/Cutline go a long way at that. It works well on my Blackberry too. Good to hear…I try to keep it simple, and WordPress/Cutline go a long way at that. It works well on my Blackberry too.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-3113 Steve Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:24:38 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-3113 Wow, your site comes out great on my iTouch! I almost never surf on a PC when traveling, so it is great to be able to still go back to old articles when on the road with a mobile device. Wow, your site comes out great on my iTouch! I almost never surf on a PC when traveling, so it is great to be able to still go back to old articles when on the road with a mobile device.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 cleek » Active Delight ! Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:40:01 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-1480 [...] of the story: Active D Lighting can give really good results in some situations. But if you have a high contrast shot with a solid background, Active D Lighting [...] [...] of the story: Active D Lighting can give really good results in some situations. But if you have a high contrast shot with a solid background, Active D Lighting [...]

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-875 The Sports Photo Guy Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:10:14 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-875 ADL helps in most moderately high-contrast situations. But bouncing an external flash off the ceiling would probably be better for real estate interiors. ADL helps in most moderately high-contrast situations. But bouncing an external flash off the ceiling would probably be better for real estate interiors.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-874 adrienne Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:45:35 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-874 Would ADL help when shooting in-door photos for real estate? Or, is an external flash necessary? Would ADL help when shooting in-door photos for real estate? Or, is an external flash necessary?

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Dave Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:07:49 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-704 In football I hit the limit several times with ADL on, even at 6 fps. When it happened, I just started thinking "OK, I have the release button jammed all the way down, what is wrong here?" Like our host, I gave up on ADL for outdoor sports. I ordered one of the Phottix MB-10 clones, and hope I can use ADL for basketball at the higher frame rate without hitting the limit of the buffer. I feel ADL is very important for basketball, as faces are often poorly illuminated by the direct overhead lighting. I did get a faster CF card (Sandisk Extreme IV 16GB UDMA 45MB/s), hopefully that will let me get more shots before the buffer fills and the frame rate drops. In football I hit the limit several times with ADL on, even at 6 fps. When it happened, I just started thinking “OK, I have the release button jammed all the way down, what is wrong here?” Like our host, I gave up on ADL for outdoor sports.
I ordered one of the Phottix MB-10 clones, and hope I can use ADL for basketball at the higher frame rate without hitting the limit of the buffer. I feel ADL is very important for basketball, as faces are often poorly illuminated by the direct overhead lighting. I did get a faster CF card (Sandisk Extreme IV 16GB UDMA 45MB/s), hopefully that will let me get more shots before the buffer fills and the frame rate drops.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-700 The Sports Photo Guy Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:51:26 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-700 It can, though seldom for basketball. In outdoor sports, especially football, I'm just as likely to use exposure compensation of 1/3-2/3 of a stop to lighten shadows. It can, though seldom for basketball. In outdoor sports, especially football, I’m just as likely to use exposure compensation of 1/3-2/3 of a stop to lighten shadows.

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Steve Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:03:25 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-699 Curious, given you shoot sports with an MB-10 motor drive, has Active D Lighting and the resultant slower write speeds to CF limited you? Do you ever need more than a 12 shot burst? Curious, given you shoot sports with an MB-10 motor drive, has Active D Lighting and the resultant slower write speeds to CF limited you? Do you ever need more than a 12 shot burst?

]]> http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/comment-page-1/#comment-252 The Sports Photo Guy Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:58:00 +0000 http://sportsphotoguy.com/active-d-lighting-on-the-nikon-d300/#comment-252 Honestly, I haven't noticed a lot of difference between ADL in matrix, center-weighted, or even manual. Honestly, I haven’t noticed a lot of difference between ADL in matrix, center-weighted, or even manual.

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