Of all people - I feel I must write first then quote - how could I?
I hate EOS flash threads. Inquirers don't seem to know how to ask
questions. Responders seldom know how to express the right answer
answer. I, for one can not.
"Still Confused" is the prevailing situation.
Maybe Dave Herzstein should be designated as the only one to reply :-)
Gary Kaplan wrote:
> First I meant 420ex not 430. From what people have said and from calling
> Canon it seems that in AV and TV mode the flash is basically just a fill
> flash.
Sounds like a pretty good answer to me - provided that one's aim is
balanced and appropriate ambient exposure as well as controlled flash
exposure of the main
subject.
> This seems ridiculous.
If your mind is made up. why ask questions (You invited that, but I'll
add a smily) :-)
> To me the point of using a flash is so I
> can use a faster shutter speed or smaller aperture then I can without a
> flash.
Then all you need is manual exposure. You get to choose both - It's
either ambient
exposure be damned, or you can determine ambient exposure and work
things out from there.
> On Nikons for example if you stick on a flash and set the camera
> to aperture priority you can use a smaller aperture then you could with
> out a flash.
Have you ever checked background (ambient) exposure in such cases.
> To me that makes sense. If the only way to get a faster
> shutter speed or smaller aperture with a Canon is to use Manual mode and
> basically guess that does not seem right. I am seriously thinking about
> switching systems if this is the case.
If you think switching systems is the answer to the conundrum in your
message, be warned. It could be your thoughts are a matter of "often
wrong - seldom in
doubt."
I apologize for being a bit "porky," but these "flash threads" do that
to me.
Regards,
Plumviewer
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