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Flash Guide Number - The Digital SLR Guide Ebook

Automatic detection of hard color filters attached to the front of the flash head. Symbols found in chart above refer to keyed CRESS Photo manufactures flashpans. The distance at which a built-in flash can light a subject is however limited. For example, if the guide number is 100. Hello Everyone, I am sure im making this more complicated then what it looks but i am trying to interperate guide numbers. Divide that guide number by the distance to your subject. I found that formula on the Internet: Guide Number = (Shooting Distance * Aperture). Some flashes have power ratios that go in thirds of stops rather than full stops.

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Compare the specs of 2 flash units by selecting from the pull-down. Divide that guide number by the distance to your subject. The information in this post is outdated, you find more comprehensive information on the Yongnuo flash comparison page. Symbols found in chart above refer to keyed. Here is the 430ex II chart. For those of you who aren't fully au fait with guide numbers. If it is could someone please explain why ISO is.

The flash guide number is an important indicator of the power of an electronic flash for a digital SLR camera. Typically the high end flashes by Nikon, Canon, and Sunpak have these smaller. A guide number is found by multiplying the flash-to. Enter the guide number of your flash device and the two cheat sheets will automatically be updated. For effective flash photography in more situations than previously possible with a Speedlite flash, the Speedlite 600EX-RT has an improved guide number of 197ft. In flash photography, the light from the flash is used to illuminate the subject.