Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 16:07:39 -0600 From: "Darrell Dorsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: EOS 10D AF performance?
Michael,
What has been your opinion of the flash exposure?
Hmm, hard to say. I have picked up the camera on Saturday and didn't do too much testing yet with flash. Most of the time I use the Metz flash anyway.
I have played around a little in my favourite bar on the weekend mostly with 3200 ISO - whoa!
A few shots with the 220 EX followed. I usually only had this with me for the AF helplight, and when using flash would use the Metz 36 CT3 or the 45 CT3.
My setup is always the same, body on manual mode, trying to get close to the ambient or at least not too far away, flash autoreduction off, center AF point manually selected, AF on *-button, partial metering. Flash covered with Full CTO gel filter and camera set manually to tungsten WB.
Might change that to Half CTO or three qarters CTO now that a manual color temperature setting is available, leaves some extra warmth in the background.
The 220 EX seemed to fare pretty well with that, but after only a few shots I can't say anything for guaranteed. Next week I'll do some more nightlife shooting and will be able to tell you guys much more afterwards.
Has this also improved? I know you had many complaints in this area.
Yes, E-TTL as implemented in the D30/D60 was pure crap. The reason why I skipped the 550 EX and dug out my old Metz flash guns again.
But basically the 10D is really a tool and not half a toy like the predecessors D30/D60, I am more than satisfied. The changed button layout needs 3 minutes thinking and then you can't help but wondering why they didn't do it this way before. Or on the 1Ds, which seems even more awkward in handling compared to the 10D.
Now, the 10D with true spot metering, grid screen (user replacable) and IEEE 1394 firewire connection would really be anything I'd ever want.
I got used to not having extreme wide angle on it like with film, it's not as painful as I feared.
-- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anytime terrorists want to scare the US, all they got to do is let word get out they want to do something and the Bush administration will do the terrorizing for them.
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