Thinking of going Full Frame... (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Sun]

Y'all may recognize some of the celebs from Wizard World Atlanta 2 weeks ago. Not sure if I'll ratchet down the flash exposure compensation to -2/3 like I did for many of the 2nd half of these photos from that Sunday, though the first half of them from Saturday are more 'shinier" due to more flash output. Live and learn.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/patcave/sets/72157625482482045/

 

[Citizen87645]

I'm still learning the characteristics of the 580 with the 7D. Generally Canon ETTL does seem to lean towards overexposure, so a -1/3 or -2/3 would probably be fine in average situations.


I found this info (and his book in general) pretty helpful just to get a foundation of how ETTL works. http://neilvn.com/tangents/2010/04/18/canon-ettl-flash-average-vs-evaluative/ Interestingly, it's not too different from how the camera's built in meter gets fooled by certain lighting scenarios.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Thanks for the link.


I will try to experiment with doing with less flash exposure compensation, and see if that evens out the exposure, but you're probably right about the tendency to overexpose shots when using the flash. At least the 580EX is pretty flexible, just need more time and experience to grok it.