Flash Photography
how do I do Flash Photography with EOS REBEL XT?
I am using an external flash 580 EX II with Canon Rebel XT. Someone told that instead of using auto mode it is best to have the camera on Manual with flash. Like I choose the speed and aperture setting and the flash will take care of the rest. But when i put the camera on Manual mode, it acts as if there is no flash on it. It shows me that the picture will either be underexposed or over exposed based on the lighting in a room or outside. But when i click the shutter anyways, the flash shoots and the picture turns alright.
But how do I know if a photo will be under exposed or overexposed with manual mode and flash.
When you are in manual mode, it you are in manual CAMERA mode. In another words, your flash is still in auto mode. So as long as your camera says that you will be UNDER EXPOSED, the flash can fill in the missing light (assuming the flash is powerful enough). If the camera indicates that you are OVER EXPOSED, no matter how little light the flash adds, it will always be over exposed.
That’s what they mean when you were told “the flash will take care of the rest”. The flash is still in automatic mode and it will adjust according to the light level received on the film / ccd.
In practice, I’ve found that most of the time it is better to use the flash in automatic mode and just adjust using +/- feature. The reason is that it is very difficult to know (with ISO, aperture, distance variables) how much is enough flash without a flash meter. I even own a flash meter but I found that it is much easier to just use the +/- adjustment settings on the flash.
I use Nikons and that how it work on Nikons external flash. The flash has to be put in to manual mode AT THE FLASH UNIT. On few occasions, I borrows my friend’s Canon camera and flash and I could not figure out how to set it to manual mode. So it must not be obvious and you should check your manual.
Good Luck.
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