fi20100 Slightly late  3,587 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Finland More info | Aug 11, 2006 09:55 | #1 When shooting with flash, Speedlite 430EX on my 350D, I feel that every now and then the pictures come out a bit underexposed. I mostly use P mode. Is it better to overexpose a bit or to use FEC to get more power out of the flash? Stefan
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davidfig we over look the simplest things  3,275 posts Likes: 85 Joined May 2005 Location: Fremont, California USA More info | Aug 11, 2006 10:05 | #2 My answer would be yes. 5D | 17-40L | Tammy 28-75 2.8 | 28-135 | 50/1.8 | 85/1.8 | Sony A6000 2-Lens Kit | SEL35 1.8 | EF 50 1.8 on NEX as my 75mm 1.8
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stupot Goldmember 2,227 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: UK, Portsmouth Uni / HW Bucks More info | Aug 11, 2006 10:09 | #3 if you are in ettl mode, then overexposing using the camera controls will just cause the flash to compensate and reduce power... so you'll probably still have the same underexposure problem. in which case, use FEC Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6, 24-105 f4L IS, 70-200 f4L, 300 f4L IS, Kenko 1.4x pro300, 430EX, Apple Powerbook G4
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Aug 11, 2006 10:14 | #4 So I guess, when in a situation where there's time to experiment, just put both the camera and the flash into M Stefan
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And when there's only time for one try, USE E-TTL2 and put FEC to +1/3 
