> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex Z > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 12:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RE: EOS Fill Flash Question with 550EX > > > > --- Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > > > > >This option/feature I am very familiar with. Custom Function 14 is > > for > > >automatic reduction of fill flash. If you leave this enabled the > > camera > > >controls the amount of fill flash based on your exposure settings. > > >Personally, I do not like this feature for other than casual > > >photography. > > > > Imagine my delight in finding out the EOS 10D also has the ability to > > turn off auto fill flash reduction :-) > > I really wonder I seem to be the only one getting very good, precise > fill flash exposures with EOS-3 and 550EX without cancceling the named > fill-flash reduction CF. Since fill-flash is mostly required in > daylight > conditions, I set the camera to Av mode (as opposite to Manual for > indoors shooting) and the fill-flash exposures are justv fabulous. > > Alex > >
Hi Alex, I use "P" mode for flash usually unless I have plenty of ambient light or crank up the ISO speed and want to control the background exposure. "A" mode works well then on the EOS 1D. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
