Just curious, is this on a film or digital and what focal length and flash were you using?
Tom P. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Steve Parrott > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: EOS Flash head configuration > > Just posting an observation that had not really occurred to > me until recently. I just purchased a Custom Bracket for my > 1Ds which mounts the flash above the camera and allows the > camera to rotate easily between landscape and portrait > orientation. However, when the camera is in the portrait > position and the flash of course is still in it's normal > orientation, there are two dark bands in the upper and lower > half of the photo. The landscape rectangular shape of the > flash no longer matches the portrait shape of the camera > image. The problem is worse at wider angles, but always a > problem. I can put my Lumiquest Bounce on the flash and > pretty much solve the problem, I just wish I did not > *have* to. The thing is big, cheesy looking, and in the way. > Anyway, the whole point is, why can't flash heads be made in > a more rounded shape with some real diffusion built in? Why > should we have to pay hundreds for a high end flash and then > have to buy all kinds of do-dads and gimmicks to diffuse the > light and correct orientation problems like I have > encountered? Seems counterproductive to me. Any opinions? > > Steve > www.parrottimaging.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
