Camera setting using studio lights
 

Now I have bought studio interfit flash lights what apeture and speed do I set the camera to start with.
Or do I keep the camera set to 1/60 f 8 say and alter flash power? What a mindfield?:rolleyes:

Interfit supply all the info with the lights. You can use any speed within the sync range of your camera. and adjust your aperture to suit

[url]http://www.interfitphotographic.com/downloads/Home%20studio%20Guide%20EX150%20and%20EXD200.pdf[/url]

Set your ss to 1/ 250 no faster, use an aperture of your choice, that should be your starting point.

But everything else you need to know is all about what you are trying to achieve (which you have not said).

When i was playing around with my studio lights I found 1/125sec at apeture f5.6 gave quite god results doing portraiture.But again you would have to play around with them and find what best suits what youre doing at the the time of shooting.

in the age of the digital world it'l take but a few minutes to work out

as said above maximum shutter speed is gonna be 1/250th to make sure your studio heads sync with the camera but you can choose any shutter speed below that it just depends on how much ambient light you want to capture in your photograph

as far as aperture goes it all depends on how much you want in focus
the biggest problem i have found with studio lights is trying to get a wide aperture without over exposure this is where ND filters can come in handy
if you've got plenty of room and can get the studio head a fare way from your subject it won't be as much of a problem unfortunately for me i havn't got that much space

this is the beauty of photography there's no single setting that suites every setup and a lot of people still use light meters to take the guesswork out

like i said in my opening statement digital is a wonderful thing just set the camera to what you think is right and press the button and adjust your settings accordingly