Bad news... Not that I didn't get into poly, but rather, my results aren't out yet because I'm an ex polytechnic student. Seriously what the... How does that make me less deserving? Less important? Something along that line. Other than the fact I've lived poly life before. No idea when will I know mine. I've decided to go to Ngee Ann Poly Diploma in IT if I cannot get into Singapore Poly Diploma in It. Cool eh? DIT. Add a to and you get Ditto! XD Ok... Lame...
Anyway! So today I went back to the office to test some stuff before I went back to Queensway. By the time I got there, the bookshop was closed and so were many of the food stalls. So I actually missed breakfast and had a late lunch. Walked around and waited for my poly results to be out which sadly weren't out again. So I went downstairs while talking to Singapore Poly about the release of results (weren't really helpful by the way). I also called Ngee Ann and they said that it would probably be out on 4th of April after 9am.
So I went outside the office to set up and test the lighting conditions which weren't too bad. 2 locations opposite each other, one for small group, the other for larger group. 3 flashes, 2 light stands, 3 tranceivers, 2 tripods, 2 cameras, 2 lenses. I borrowed my boss's Nikon SB900 to try since I need powerful flashes with wide coverage other than my Olympus FL-50R. It was quite successful and I'm pretty confident of doing at least a decent job now :)
Packed up and came home. I forgot what else I did though... Nothing much actually. I test the SB 900 on my E-1 and well... The results were similar to my Metz, which required some compensation every now and then.
This is how it looks like (front)
(Back) Slow sync flash used in this to achieve the details on the LCD screen of the camera and flash, painted the background black in both, slip shot work
Shot it with Olympus FL-36R in beauty box behind me on the left. Not too bad really the look. Performance? Look below!
SB 900 in Beauty box, it fits! No idea why the LCD is blueish instead of greenish...
Shot with the SB 900 in beauty box, really powerful! Solid too! Made in Japan o.O
Auto mode, direct flash
Auto mode bounced off ceiling, not sure about the colour cast :/
Direct flash auto mode
Bounce flash off ceiling
Bounce flash off ceiling (compensated)
Bounce flash off built in bounce card
The ability to zoom to 200mm is a huge plus! I'm really tempted to get one. I'd probably will after a few months in NS when I got spare cash and when the prices go down a little. Learned to enjoy auto mode rather than TTL auto hahah. I was thinking of getting a Nikon D2x just now. But decided to scrap the idea due to the price. I'd probably get one later this year if I have like 1.2k? And I can find one around that price in relatively good condition. Gotta think of a lens to match it as well.
That's all for today! Going to visit my student's grad show tomorrow! Good night world! Thank God for all his grace!
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