Practice makes perfect 
Flash photography is hard, unfortunately. My 20D/580 works fine, it's only very light scenes (wedding dresses) or very dark scenes (tux) that makes me alter the FEC.
tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | Dec 01, 2005 15:26 | #91 Practice makes perfect Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
burchy Member 241 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Manchester, UK More info | Agreed Tim, flash photography is hard and it's made even harder when you're getting used to a new system, lol! Once again thanks for the clarification, every now and then you need a sanity check. Simon
LOG IN TO REPLY |
CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jon wrote: there's a custom function which allows you to "force" shutter speed in Av with flash to the sync speed. When the flash is off or not ready it reverts to normal operation. Of course, the 300D doesn't support this (with the hack? Anyone?) The 300D has a custom function for this, too. It's called "Manual mode with shutter speed set at 1/200." "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
LOG IN TO REPLY |
tim Light Bringer 51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | burchy wrote: Once again thanks for the clarification, every now and then you need a sanity check. I'm sorry sir, but you are clearly  :p  Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
burchy Member 241 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Manchester, UK More info | Yes I was afraid of that as well Tim. In response to Jon's post and more recently Curtis, I've got the alternative hacked firmware on my 300D that allows certain custom functions. One of which is forced 1/200 shutter speed in Av mode. Is this what Jon was referring to? Simon
LOG IN TO REPLY |
Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | burchy wrote: Yes I was afraid of that as well Tim. In response to Jon's post and more recently Curtis, I've got the alternative hacked firmware on my 300D that allows certain custom functions. One of which is forced 1/200 shutter speed in Av mode. Is this what Jon was referring to? Yep. Jon
LOG IN TO REPLY |
burchy Member 241 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Manchester, UK More info | Well it works for me! It doesn't give you all the custom functions that the EOS10D/20D provide, but the key stuff is: Forced max flash synch speed in Av mode, FEC control from the camera, Auto Focus mode control, shortcut buttons to alter shooting quality (JPEG formats & RAW) and some other stuff I can't remember. It's worthwhile mentioning in this thread for the FEC control & max synch speed alone. May help 300D owners struggling a bit with ETTL like myself. Simon
LOG IN TO REPLY |
canonshooter Goldmember 2,242 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: Arizona, USA More info | Confalone wrote: OK - here are the two shots. The darker one is the $ 2500 D20 580 EX and the lighter one is the $ 300 SD10. Actually I think I like the 20D shot better. Jim
LOG IN TO REPLY |
canonshooter Goldmember 2,242 posts Joined Aug 2005 Location: Arizona, USA More info | Confalone wrote: OK - here are the two shots. The darker one is the $ 2500 D20 580 EX and the lighter one is the $ 300 SD10. I actually like the 20D shot better. Jim
LOG IN TO REPLY |
 | x 1600 |
| y 1600 |
| Log in Not a member yet?
Register to forums
Registered members may log in to forums and access all the features: full search, image upload, follow forums, own gear list and ratings, likes, more forums, private messaging, thread follow, notifications, own gallery, all settings, view hosted photos, own reviews, see more and do more... and all is free. Don't be a stranger - register now and start posting!
|
| ||
| Latest registered member is Frankie Frankenberry 1272 guests, 123 members online Simultaneous users record so far is 15,144, that happened on Nov 22, 2018 | |||
