How do you use it with the pop-up flash, where is it in the menu?
ChrisBlaze Goldmember  1,801 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii More info | Dec 08, 2006 20:29 | #1 How do you use it with the pop-up flash, where is it in the menu? Canon 1D Mark II N/5D Mark III/ 6D/ 7D /85mm f1.2L Mk1/ 24-70 f2.8L/ 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM/ 100mm Macro f/2.8
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stupot Goldmember 2,227 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: UK, Portsmouth Uni / HW Bucks More info | Dec 08, 2006 20:32 | #2 shoot in Av mode and it will act as fill. (is it the same for tv mode? im not sure...) 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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Dec 08, 2006 20:35 | #3 werid that what I was doing, just didnt seem to work too well. Canon 1D Mark II N/5D Mark III/ 6D/ 7D /85mm f1.2L Mk1/ 24-70 f2.8L/ 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM/ 100mm Macro f/2.8
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AdamB. Goldmember  1,080 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix More info | Dec 08, 2006 21:14 | #4 The flash must be "popped up" in order to be used as fill. Push the button near the flash with the little lightning bolt. Adam
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Dec 08, 2006 22:01 | #5 Adam B. wrote in post #2374011  The flash must be "popped up" in order to be used as fill. Push the button near the flash with the little lightning bolt. yea I did but it totally blew out the picture. Canon 1D Mark II N/5D Mark III/ 6D/ 7D /85mm f1.2L Mk1/ 24-70 f2.8L/ 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM/ 100mm Macro f/2.8
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bufferbure1 Senior Member  458 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: Canada More info | Dec 08, 2006 22:10 | #6 ChrisBlaze wrote in post #2374231 yea I did but it totally blew out the picture. While u are in Av mode, u should lower the flash compensation. Use the * button to lock the flash explosure first, and then shoot. "I collect pictures, not gears..."
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Dec 08, 2006 22:12 | #7 ahh I will try that next time. Canon 1D Mark II N/5D Mark III/ 6D/ 7D /85mm f1.2L Mk1/ 24-70 f2.8L/ 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM/ 100mm Macro f/2.8
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tange1 Member 142 posts Joined Sep 2006 More info | Dec 09, 2006 12:24 | #8 bufferbure1 wrote in post #2374277 While u are in Av mode, u should lower the flash compensation. Use the * button to lock the flash explosure first, and then shoot. Could you explain what you mean by this? Meter the shot, hit the * then shoot? What does this do? I often find my xti flash shots to be a bit over done. Canon Rebel Xti, EF-S 18-55mm kit lens
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basroil Cream of the Crop  8,015 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2006 Location: STL/Clayton, MO| NJ More info | Dec 09, 2006 12:53 | #9 best thing to do, adjust the flash level in the first menu of your camera, set it to -2ev and you are set I don't hate macs or OSX, I hate people and statements that portray them as better than anything else. Macs are A solution, not THE solution. Get a good desktop i7 with Windows 7 and come tell me that sucks for photo or video editing.
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tsaraleksi Goldmember  1,653 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2006 Location: Greencastle/Lafayette Indiana, USA More info | Dec 09, 2006 15:32 | #10 Perhaps what happened was that you tried to shoot in Av mode with an f/stop that required a shutter speed above 1/250, meaning that it badly overexposed the shot, because the flash can't sync at speeds faster than that. --Alex Editorial Portfolio
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steved110 Cream of the Crop  5,776 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK More info | Dec 09, 2006 17:25 | #11 tsaraleksi wrote in post #2377095 Perhaps what happened was that you tried to shoot in Av mode with an f/stop that required a shutter speed above 1/250, meaning that it badly overexposed the shot, because the flash can't sync at speeds faster than that. that's the most likely explanation. Canon 6D
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