John Jay
January 1st, 2008, 03:52 PM
This requires a little explanation, here goes:
I want to use a daylight balanced on-camera light (12volt is OK) to fill-in back lit subjects. A worst case scenario of a typical sunny day would follow the F16 rule on my FX1E (ISO approx. 125) if I shoot shutter 1/125s.
To keep the energy requirement down I propose to clamp at F2.8 and let the shutter rise by 5 stops to 1/4000s. The effect on motion doesnt concern me because I can add the correct motion blur in post to give true 1/50s motion blur.
So my question is, assuming a distance of say 10 feet to subject at F2.8, what power in LUX or watts do I need to correctly expose the subject against a correctly exposed background?
I want to use a daylight balanced on-camera light (12volt is OK) to fill-in back lit subjects. A worst case scenario of a typical sunny day would follow the F16 rule on my FX1E (ISO approx. 125) if I shoot shutter 1/125s.
To keep the energy requirement down I propose to clamp at F2.8 and let the shutter rise by 5 stops to 1/4000s. The effect on motion doesnt concern me because I can add the correct motion blur in post to give true 1/50s motion blur.
So my question is, assuming a distance of say 10 feet to subject at F2.8, what power in LUX or watts do I need to correctly expose the subject against a correctly exposed background?