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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Singh,
> Sarbjit (S.)
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 12:16 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: EOS WOES - A2E (EOS 5)
>
>
> I consider myself a pro-amateur photographer, some years ago
> updated my equipment with and EOS A2E camera and
> EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 USM and EF 100-300f4.5-5.6 USM lenses.
> Also recently I bought a 550EX flash along with an extension chord.
>
> I thought that this equipment will help me get some really creative
> pictures - but role after role of film comes back underexposed with
> daylight and flash photography - any pictures that I take with self
> firing slave units (not wirelessly controlled by 550EX) to get an
> overexposed background - the subject comes out horribly underexposed
> and the background is not overexposed. Mostly I use the P (Program mode)
> to override the exposure compensation.
>
> Recently, I have started setting the ASA/DIN value of the film to
> 1/4 of the value shown on film. (i.e. manually setting 200 film to 50).
> This improved the results but I feel there is loss of contrast in some
> pictures.
>
> All pictures at normal settings seem to underexpose by 1.5-2.0 F-stops.
> Please suggest tests or remedies for the problem. Another friend of mine
> has the same problem using an EOS-Rebel body - is this problem on all
> low end EOS products.
>
> Also do you think the problem is related to developing pictures
> at a pharmacy
> etc - that their printing machines try to correct every negative
> to 18% gray
> to compensate for pictures taken with disposable cameras etc (in
> the process
> darkening overexposed areas in creative pictures). If the
> printers at stores
> do set to 18% gray do they analyze each negative or just the
> first print on the
> film.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sarb Singh
Hi Sarb,
I'm assuming that you've thoroughly read and completely understand the
correct operation of the EOS 5 body. Tell us, how are you setting the
exposure mode and are you certain that the exposure compensation setting is
zeroed out? What are the subject and lighting conditions and what meter
pattern are you using?
A few years ago I had a couple of EOS 5QD bodies that I ran quite some film
through. I shot with EOS 5QD (and once in a while an, EOS 1n), for a year
of motorsports, portraits and yacht racing, I NEVER had an exposure problem
that I didn't expect like the one you have described. Also note that almost
all of the 375 or so rolls of film I shot in that year were transparency
film and none of them had this problem visible. I've been shooting with EOS
1n and EOS 1nRS bodies for the last several years and last year was given a
Rebel G "kit" as part of a Canon promotion at a local Pro camera shop and
none of these bodies has exhibited any exposure problems. This "problem"
sounds like a processing error, have you tried shooting a roll of chromes
and processed it at a pro lab? This is what I'd suggest after you confirm
the body is set correctly for your shooting conditions.
Cheers/Chip
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