-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)
Steve Parrott wrote (edited): To *me*, the problem is obvious, as it was to me when I first encountered it. As Boy Meyer wrote, the flash just needs to be in the same orientation as the camera... my conclusion exactly. Horizontal camera, horizontal flash... vertical camera, vertical flash. Simple and ends the problem 100%. The Stroboframe addresses this problem, the Custom Bracket does not. It's great that some other's can flip their camera and not the flash and it work ok, but there are so many combinations of flash, camera, lens, etc., that what works for one set-up may not necessarily work for another. ----------------------------------------------------------- I have used a Stroboframe Pro T with the same arrangement and I lips the flash not the camera, and DO NOT get results as you indicate. Have used that bracket for years, not a problem. If you can borrow another EOS camera, even a film one, see if the issue remains. I would venture to guess that your 1D may be out of sorts. Just my opinion. ============================================= The flash has only discrete settings regarding flash coverage. So if you use a focal length that is a bit shorter then the upper limit of one of these discrete settings you might be fine. As a concrete example assume that one of the flash's settings covers a focal range of 70mm-105mm (I think that is what my 540 is doing). Now if the orientation of the flash and camera does not match then this range is reduced at the lower end, for example to 85-105mm. So if you use a focal length of 85-105mm you will be fine but if you use a focal length from 70-85mm you will see a light fall off. Similarly, assuming that the highest setting is for the range from 105-135(and beyond) then you probably will be fine with any focal length longer then about 120mm. Maybe this is the discrepancy between the two statements above. Just some idea. Regards, Robert * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
