>Hi Mick,
>
>Can you tell me in what way the 50e is better at
>controlling a 540EZ than the 1n? I don't own a 1N,
>but I do own an EOS 55 (same as the 50e) and used to
>own an EOS 5 which is a type B body like the 1N. From
>my usage of them both bodies were equally capable of
>controlling a 540EZ (with a slight advantage to the 5
>if you want to use a-ttl in program mode).
>
>Most of the time I used the 540EZ to control flash
>settings - IMO it's a lot easier (and more visible) on
>the 540EZ's LCD panel to do what you want - this way
>the body becomes largely irrelevant (unless you own a
>650, 620, 850, 750 or 700 which can't use *all* the
>features).
>
>I would have thought that a 1n being one step up from
>the 5, would have been equally if not more capable of
>controlling flash. For one thing, the body has 1/3
>stop flash exposure compensation built in compared to
>the 1/2 stop increments found on the 5 and 50.
>
>Or, as I've never owned a 1n, am I missing something
>else (apart from the experience of a 1n that is!)?
>
>Regards
>Gary
>
Frequently the ceiling is high and dark which prevents it being used as a
bounce surface, so I don't have much choice but point the flash gun directly
at the subject.
What I have found is that with a stofen difusser on the 540EZ Flashgun, lens
at F2.8 or F4 the 50e set in AV mode, I can rely on the camera to set the
shutter and turn off the Flashgun. This results in correctly exposed photos
without hotspots, the background is out of focus and the shadow caused by
the gun is softened, partly because of the difusser and partly by the out of
focus background.
Why this works is because the 50e is a type A camera which has high speed
sync (FP Flash), the 1n is a type B camera which does not have High speed sync.
The same technique works with a 550EZ on a 50e provided that high speed sync
is enabled on the 550EZ, trying the same technique using the 1n and 550EZ
again results in hotspots and overexposure.
I have tried the same technique with the D30 and 550EZ flashgun and so far
have achieved similar results as the EOS 50e, but have not yet taken enough
photos using this method to be completely confident.
Yes I do know that it is recommended that the stofen diffuser should not be
used directly pointed at the subject, from my experience I have found with a
type A camera the flashgun with stofen difuser can be pointed directly at
the subject. All credit to Canon for making the flash control in the 50 e so
good.
I do not like using the wide panel on the 540EZ and 550EZ because I think
the panel when used as a reflector is just too delicate, to stand up to some
of the bumps than happen.
The EOS 1n is a great robust camera but is very poor when used with a flashgun.
Mick
Mick McCarron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mccarron.co.uk/mick
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