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Accidental Off-Camera Flash<\/h1>\n

This photograph of Anelisa<\/a>, was taken during a\u00a0Flash Photography<\/a>\u00a0workshop at my studio. Lighting is via accidental off-camera flash!\u00a0I was shooting a few available-light behind-the-scenes\u00a0photos with my Fuji X-T20<\/a>\u00a0(affiliate<\/em>), and caught someone’s flash.\u00a0It was 2 stops over-exposed because of the additional light, but the RAW file from the Fuji had nearly enough detail to pull the image back to a usable point!<\/p>\n

The HDR look to this photo is in part due to the massive correction to the Exposure and Contrast and Highlights, in adjusting the over-exposed RAW file. Somehow Anelisa’s gesture and expression matches the final look of the photo and to my eye it looks like it could be a still from a movie. It definitely has a cinematic look to it.<\/p>\n

Camera settings: 1\/480 @ f4 @ 800 ISO<\/p>\n

Usually when I catch someone else’s flash, my own camera’s shutter causes part of the frame to be darker where it blocks the un-synchronised flash. Here I was shooting with the Fuji X-T20 in Electronic Shutter \/ Silent Shutter mode. As such, there was\u00a0no moving shutter curtain to block the burst of flash.<\/p>\n

Here is what the normal available-light exposure looked like, without the accidental flash:<\/p>\n

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Fuji X-T20<\/h2>\n

About my choice of the Fuji X-T20 as my walk-about \/ travel camera:<\/p>\n

I was super-impressed with the\u00a0Fuji X-T2, as noted in my review of the X-T2<\/a>. However, I already have my main Nikon cameras for professional work, so a full-featured X-T2 seemed like over-kill when I really wanted a smaller camera for travel and personal photography. The X-T20 seemed perfect – a\u00a0‘lite’ version of the\u00a0X-T2, which is smaller and less expensive than the X-T2. But it has the same sensor as the X-T2.<\/p>\n

I wanted a general purpose zoom, and the \u00a0Fuji 18-55mm f\/2.8-4 lens<\/a> (B&H<\/a><\/em> \/ Amazon<\/em>)<\/a>\u00a0impressed me with how sharp the lens is, even wide open. The lens is also stabilized, which makes it more versatile. When you buy the X-T20 and 18-55mm as a\u00a0kit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(B&H<\/em><\/a> \/ Amazon<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0the price of the combination is very attractive.<\/p>\n

So after a multiple camera detour which even included having the Sony RX-1 for a week, I’ve settled on the Fuji X-T20 as the camera to take with me everywhere.<\/p>\n

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