I set myself a goal to see how much I can do with the least fancy camera , to show that it is not so much the gear you have as understanding the principles . I dug out my 6 meg compact , an optical flash trigger and an old SB24 ...
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/Nicecameraa6.jpg)
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/Nicecameraa5.jpg)
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In all I think it was a good exercise !
The biggest challenge with this compact is getting it to focus properly since there is no manual control for the focus . I have to let it auto focus with the led , set the 10 second self timer and drop the glass when it fires .....
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/zspill021.jpg)
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/zspill025.jpg)
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![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/Nicecameraa6.jpg)
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/Nicecameraa5.jpg)
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![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/Nicecameraa.jpg)
In all I think it was a good exercise !
The biggest challenge with this compact is getting it to focus properly since there is no manual control for the focus . I have to let it auto focus with the led , set the 10 second self timer and drop the glass when it fires .....
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/zspill021.jpg)
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/zspill025.jpg)
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m300/dvdowns/F31fd/zspill028.jpg)