Comments on: Digital Camera: Daylight Fill-in Flash http://layersmagazine.com/digital-camera-daylight-fill-in-flash.html The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe Fri, 11 May 2012 10:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://layersmagazine.com/digital-camera-daylight-fill-in-flash.html/comment-page-1#comment-14767 Tom Wed, 05 May 2010 23:59:26 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=9755#comment-14767 I am still confused about fill flash. I understand that it is desired to reduce the flash. However, numerous resources on the internet point out that Canon cameras automatically apply fill flash reduction _when they decide to do so_, and the strength of this reduction depends on the ambient light brightness. Maybe it is clever but does not sound predictable. I do not like it very much. How am I supposed to know when the automatic reduction takes place? Additional reduction of the flash output would add up to the automatic reduction. You start playing with the FEC and the decisive moment is over... Apparently some cameras had a custom function to inactivate this inconvenient automatic cleverness. My 5D mark II does not... Should I always shoot in manual exposure mode on bright sunny days? But I am not even sure if also then the ETTL cleverness would be messing with my flash settings... I am still confused about fill flash. I understand that it is desired to reduce the flash. However, numerous resources on the internet point out that Canon cameras automatically apply fill flash reduction _when they decide to do so_, and the strength of this reduction depends on the ambient light brightness. Maybe it is clever but does not sound predictable. I do not like it very much. How am I supposed to know when the automatic reduction takes place?

Additional reduction of the flash output would add up to the automatic reduction. You start playing with the FEC and the decisive moment is over… Apparently some cameras had a custom function to inactivate this inconvenient automatic cleverness. My 5D mark II does not…

Should I always shoot in manual exposure mode on bright sunny days? But I am not even sure if also then the ETTL cleverness would be messing with my flash settings…

]]> By: ricksammom http://layersmagazine.com/digital-camera-daylight-fill-in-flash.html/comment-page-1#comment-4586 ricksammom Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:17:43 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=9755#comment-4586 cool!! and thanks! rick cool!! and thanks!
rick

]]> By: Bridget Casas http://layersmagazine.com/digital-camera-daylight-fill-in-flash.html/comment-page-1#comment-4588 Bridget Casas Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:25:14 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=9755#comment-4588 Fill in flash is something I often read about. I have not used it often enough. I will make a point of using a diffuser on my 580 flash. Is this pointed at the subject of away? Fill in flash is something I often read about. I have not used it often enough. I will make a point of using a diffuser on my 580 flash. Is this pointed at the subject of away?

]]> By: H Nelson http://layersmagazine.com/digital-camera-daylight-fill-in-flash.html/comment-page-1#comment-4587 H Nelson Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:03:12 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=9755#comment-4587 One of the most useful items I've read in a while! Thanks. Can't wait to have a go.. (albeit in the Uk)! One of the most useful items I’ve read in a while! Thanks. Can’t wait to have a go.. (albeit in the Uk)!

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