On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:55:35 -0800 , you wrote: > > >All, > >The last I used my EOS-3 with 550EX in E-TTL was at a holiday party. I use >mode M and set the shutter to 1/60 secs and aperture to F6.3 or F7.1 (you >could use F8 I just try to get more ambient light where I can). I use a >28-135mm IS lens (I love this lens and IMO it is as sharp as needed). For >typical portraits the range is 70mm to 85mm depending on couples or singles >and how tight you want it. >Film: Kodak 400VC (I do like the 160VC though, except this was a nightime >event and poorly lit room). >Now some may ask why Kodak? I like the VC because the colors are a bit more >saturated compared to NC and most people like the VC as it is more contrasty >than the NC although I do use NC for certain events as the shadow detail is >superb. Even when you under/overexposed the VC the colors still come out. >All films will look good perfectly exposed but the better films will look >good when your exposure is not perfect. That IMO is the difference between a >good and a great film. >Looking at the contact sheet, one shot one out of the couple were wearing >white and the E-TTL underexposed some. Another shot, both were wearing >white and beige and E-TTL underexposed more, not tragically more but enough >to lose a bit of the light producing a slightly soft print. All else where >they were wearing black, gray, blue, etc. came out perfect. No shots what >were unprintable. I think next time if both parties are wearing white I will >overexpose 1/2 to 1 stop and this should clear up the underexposure. > >Peter K
Thanks, Peter. A useful and informative post. Enough info to "put myself in your shoes" and learn something. Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
