Re: AB800 too bright?
The D100 is a 200 ISO camera.
Well, several options.
Of course, if you can't move the light back away from the subject...
You can stuff the AB 800 into a double diffused softbox.
You can put a grid on it before firing it into the umbrella.
You can bounce it into an umbrella and then through a translucent scrim or you can flag the light.
ND filters on the strobe can work as well.
You can also bounce it into an umbrella and then bounce it into a wall or in the air or a reflector or two to direct the light.
You can see about swapping the AB800 for an AB400. In that tight of a space, you might need the lower W/S light and you might still need to do some of what I mentioned above.
Modify the light though.. I wouldn't use a ND on the camera.
I ended up buying 2 AB 800 and 2 AB 400 units when I purchased the AB strobes.
It's great when I can do a shoot with 4 lights or when I want two setups at a Bar Mitzvah for gift pics at the end of the evening for guests and their families or tight quarter location shots.
Julio
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