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Oct 24, 2013 18:03:12   #
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7d for sale good price??
Bought new September 2009, cosmetic condition is good but scuffed around base, usage family photography. Boxed complete including Elements 6 and 16Gb and 4Gb Sandisc Compact Flash cards, screen cover but no handbook (available as download from Canon UK f.o.c or printed from EOS Magazine £20p.p.). Charger, battery, cables, discs, strap(worn).



18Mp, 8fps, 19 point AF, 3" screen with protector, Liveview, Digic 4.



Price £400.
If anybody at club is interested I can send it down to Balsall Common with Roland on Wednesday 30th October for inspection/trial. This is still a current Canon body retailing at around £1050.

this is advertised by a club members friend does it look like a good deal
thanks
Bill
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Oct 21, 2013 15:21:13   #
(Photo Gallery)
flash problems
Weddingguy wrote:
Can't say about the info showing on the back of the flash as it depends on the flash unit and I don't know that one.. Looked at the Exif info on your image and noticed another possibility for your under exposure cause . . . You have the camera set on "spot" metering mode, which may have been aimed at the center ladies white dress. That would tell your flash that it was giving out lots of light (but only for the white dress) and would result in the rest of the image being under exposed. Especially for group shots I would recommend "evaluative" metering mode, which would take into consideration the entire field.
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thats a very good point about the spot metering, i suppose if i switched to evalutive it might be better, i have a halloween party at the weekend i will give it a try. i am thinking of trying some sort of modifier but am really unsure which one to go for there are so many. really appreciate your help i'll let you know how it goes as there isnt really anyway to practice until im there
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Oct 21, 2013 02:57:38   #
(Photo Gallery)
flash problems
Weddingguy wrote:
There are several things that could cause your under exposure using ETTL . . .

1) Not high enough ISO - suggest 400 as a "norm" indoors
2) Flash Exposure Compensation accidently set at a - (minus) setting.
3) Because your lens is a F/3.5 to F/5.6, even though you set it at F3.5 . . . if you zoom in on the subject it will reset itself to up to F/5.6, which could cause under exposure.
4) If your batteries are low on power, it is always possible that the flash has not fully re-cycled before you shoot. Always check the ready light on the back of the flash.
5) If in a very large space, with dark or very high ceilings, not much light bounces back to the subject. Without this "bounce-back", the effective distance of most flashes are greatly reduced.
6) A combination of some of the above situations could cause be the cause.

Here's a short video that might help:

http://youtu.be/wLeaX_WXUJ8

Hope that helps some.
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the venue was a large marquee so quite a dark room, take your point about the isoi had 100, can u explain why 400 would make a difference? if ttl is working then surely i should get the same exposure regardless of iso setting, or have i got that wrong?
fec was 0 so no probs there.
i was in a very large marquee so again maybe your point about bounce back is valid.
batteries were ok and i waited for ready light before shooting.
just to add one other thing, i have noticed that i dont always see F/stop and iso shown on the reaar of my flash its as if the camera and flash arent communicating, should that info always be there?
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Oct 20, 2013 13:47:43   #
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flash problems
Weddingguy wrote:
Bill . . . Is the flash compatable with the 450D, in that it is using ETTL? If the flash is ETTL it means that it will automatically adjust the amount of light coming from the flash . . . if not, you would have to adjust your F/stop according to the distance from subject to flash.

When I use flash indoors I usually have my ISO set to 400. That might improve things in both ETTL and manual settings.

Another possiblity for the under exposure is the area in which you are shooting. Looks like a large tent that might not be returning as much light as the room in which you were getting better results.

A little more info on the flash compatibity and the suggested guide number of the flash would help giving suggestions for improvement.
Hope that helps.
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hi there thanks for the reply, yes the flash is controlled by the camera, it is ettl apparently at least the ettl light on the flash is on when using it, also the flash does change its coverage depending on what area of the 18-55 lens i am using. i have stored the original this time so that exif data is shown.


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Oct 20, 2013 12:50:28   #
(Photo Gallery)
flash problems
can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong this pic and others seem to be coming out a bit dark, i posted earleier in the week to say i was having problems and then thought i had solved it. i dont think i have. i have a 450d and the flash is a jessops 360afdc.
not sure if exif will show but shot at 1/125th, f/3.5, iso 100
thanks in advance
Bill


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Oct 14, 2013 12:57:51   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
flash pics dark at the edges
cthahn wrote:
If your photography knowledge is anything like the way you write, no wonder you are having problems. The slop English you use is disgusting. You do not mention what flash you are using so how do you expect any help.


ive read a few more of your posts and your just not a very nice person at all, you dont give constructive criticism you just criticise, why do you bother to come on here nobody wants to hear what you have to say go away and get back under your rock
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Oct 14, 2013 12:44:46   #
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flash pics dark at the edges
Randolph wrote:
The obvious solution is to take it back to Jessops with your camera, let them fix it or change the flash unit if faulty.

jessops have closed down haven't they?
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Oct 14, 2013 12:42:40   #
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flash pics dark at the edges
can i just say a big thank you to most people that answered and make one suggestion, clean the contacts on your flash and hotshoe, looks like it may have been a communication problem between camera and flash, the flash had no idea i was using the wider end of the 18-55 lens so defaulted to 50mm hence the light fall off at either end, having cleaned both a little ( although no discernable dirt on either) seems to have sorted the problem.
thanks again to those who tried to help, and go take a running jump to those who chose not to but still commented
Bill
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Oct 14, 2013 12:37:34   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
flash pics dark at the edges
cthahn wrote:
If your photography knowledge is anything like the way you write, no wonder you are having problems. The slop English you use is disgusting. You do not mention what flash you are using so how do you expect any help.

good job u r in hiding as id pop round and teach you a few manners.
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Oct 13, 2013 13:40:18   #
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flash pics dark at the edges
hi captain thanks for the reply, it does have the ability to change the spread of light i think, it has a butoon on the back which cycles through various focal lengths from 24mm to 100mm but it doesnt do this automatically, even when in ttl mode you can still change this, maybe this is the problem, i thought when in ttl mode it would do thid automatically so didnt give it any though. does this mean that if i am using a zoom lens i have to keep changing that setting on the flash too. would a canon flash do this automatically do you know.
thanks again foor the reply
Bill
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Oct 13, 2013 13:05:46   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
flash pics dark at the edges
hi all,
can anyone suggest a reason why some of my pics of a group of people are coming out darker at the edges of the pic than in the middle when using flash, is it because i dont have a diffuser fitted to the flash?, the flash i am using isnt a canon flash ( i have a 450d ) its one i bought from jessops.
thanks
Bill
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Oct 13, 2013 12:55:48   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
mini softbox
hi all,
does anyone have one of these, just wondered if they are any good
thanks
Bill
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Flash-Diffuser-Softbox-for-Canon-Nikon-Sony-Pentax-Sigma-Cobra-Sunpak-etc-/121188210341?pt=UK_Photography_Flash_Diffusers&hash=item1c376156a5
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Oct 10, 2013 16:09:00   #
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450d software
hi all when i bought my camera i think it came with a cd...which i have since mislaid....the bit im after allows me to use my computer as an intervalometer i.e. set a timer on the laptop to take pictures at certain intervals. does anyone know where i can get this software.
thanks
Bill
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Oct 9, 2013 16:15:22   #
(Main Photography Discussion)
Post your favorite brick and mortar- A resource?
not one post from the uk ????
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Sep 26, 2013 17:08:57   #
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full frame or not full frame that is the question
appreciate both replies thanks
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