Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 11:39:18 -0500
From: "Gary A. Thurlow" Subject: RE: Flash for EOS D30
All I want is a reasonably powerful Canon dedicated (preferably a Canon) flash that my EOS D30 can take advantage of. I think the consensus seems to be that the 420 EX is my best value.
I beg to differ. DSLRs can't meter flash off the film (OTF), so they use E-TTL, which in it's current incarnation is more a lottery rather than a tried and tested technique.
So my approach is to use a flash with a cell of its own and use that in aperture mode with the camera in manual mode. Whatever corrections need to be done can easily be foreseen with a little experience and countermeasures can be taken prior to the shot. High reliability. The flash I am using is either the Metz 36CT3 on grip G15 or the Metz 45CT3. If I were to buy a brand new, current model flash today, it would be the Metz 54MZ3. This would even give you E-TTL, if you bothered to. -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fast, reliable, cheap. Pick any two of the three. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
