TTl flash - fill flash - d70

Could someone give me another bit of advice, thanks

Just say I want to take a photo of a flower/person but the lighting is
dull(sky grey) etc, if I set the d70 to "p" how do I set the flash up just
to fill (if there is such a thing).

Could someone explain ttl flash that comes with the d70 or point me to a
website that explains in english.

Thanks guys, sorry if the question is stupid

 

Get yourself a Speedlight SB-800.

-Astro

 

->Astro

has astro any idea as to how much the sb-800 flashgun cost's? one could very near buy another d70 body for the money.i use my sb22
on my d70 with camera on m setting and fg set to a2 ie auto.works just fine for me.i think this ttl flash thing is only another
means of making plenty from us enthusiasts/amateurs.rgds to all from TBM...

 

I paid about $320 US for my SB-800.

Not sure how things are priced in NL, but $320 isn't really all that
much, not around here anyway.

-Astro

 

That is not exactly fill flash, its more a matter of there not being
enough available light, or the available light not providing enough
contrast. It can be tricky to get the balance just right, but the D70
can do a pretty good job on its own. Just raise the flash and shoot.
If the results are not satisfactory experiment using either exposure
compensation or flash exposure compensation (if the light from the flash
seems too dominant, which would make the background, lit only by
available light, disappear into the darkness once you have the subject
correctly exposed) until you get the results you like.

For actual fill flash (where there is plenty of availble light, but it
is too contrasty, putting unsatisfactorily deep shadows on part of the
subject) use flash exposure compensation, probably about -2.0 stops, or
whatever makes the subject look best.

Flash exposure compensation is accessed by holding down the button you
use to raise the flash, and rotating the front command wheel, unless you
have used the menu to reverse the functions of the front and rear
command wheels.