Hi, > > 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.
> Steve, I shoot with my EOS-3 and 550EX on bracket that also > preserve horizontal flash head orientaiton even with vertical > camera position, but never noticed any issue with flash > coverage. I shoot both "naked" flash and with bouncer > (Omni-bounce) - no problems whatsoever. I use bracket for any > more then just family snapshots (not to mention offical > events like weddings, corporate and others), so such issue > wouldn't be left unnoticed would it take place. > Cannot really guess what caused it in you situation.. :-( > Regards, Alex Hmmm, this made me think: How about the zoom setting? Isn't it true that EX flashes, when used as optical slaves, automatically zoom to their widest setting? What happens when you use an off-shoe-cable: Does the flash adjust the zoom setting to the focal length of the lens as well, or is the widest setting selected? Additionally, by mentioning "The problem is worse at wider angles, but always a problem." I would think the flash is fixed to one zoom setting. Maybe there's something wrong there? Anyway, we need a bit more data: what flash and what lens are you using on your 1Ds? Cheers, Stefan * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
