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I do, it works just like canon menus.
The good, acts like a canon 600ex-rt without the flash head.
The bad. Build quality is not on par. Buttons is not as nice, the wheel is not as responsive and the battery compartment is not as good plastic.
Works fine though.
The good, acts like a canon 600ex-rt without the flash head.
The bad. Build quality is not on par. Buttons is not as nice, the wheel is not as responsive and the battery compartment is not as good plastic.
Works fine though.
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Sounds good. Have read a few people reporting issues with not waking properly from sleep mode and requiring a power cycle and eating batteries even when turned off.
Also seen quite a few reports about a misalignment of the AF assist beam although not sure how big an issue this is.
Also seen quite a few reports about a misalignment of the AF assist beam although not sure how big an issue this is.
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I've not used it in anger, only in one studio shoot and tested it at home.
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I had 7 flashes at one point lol
I have to use flash during the evening, normally bouncing off the room is fine when it's white and low to medium ceiling. But if if the roof is high like a big barn or it is black all round then I like off camera flashes.
When you do that, I like 3 off camera, creating a triangle so almost everywhere look there is a flash in sight to create a rim light, along with one flash on camera as fill.
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I have to use flash during the evening, normally bouncing off the room is fine when it's white and low to medium ceiling. But if if the roof is high like a big barn or it is black all round then I like off camera flashes.
When you do that, I like 3 off camera, creating a triangle so almost everywhere look there is a flash in sight to create a rim light, along with one flash on camera as fill.
E.g.
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Is that two flashes on stands there or is that the event lighting? I was pondering doing something similar at specific gigs, as the drummer seems to get lost in the background at some events.
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Those are 2 flashes on stands there, I shoot in Manual, if you use ETTL it just looks wrong if the flash is in line of sight of the camera....settings varies depending, just start with 1/128 and work your way up.
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You know what's funny? When you start learning, people say don't shoot with light behind it because your subject will be dark and under exposed.
I now practically do the opposite, I chase shooting into light sources, I create them on purpose if I can.
I now practically do the opposite, I chase shooting into light sources, I create them on purpose if I can.
Yeah that's what I do too. As long as you've got fill lighting, I find the images 'pop' more. I've been lucky about 90% of the time that there is almost always rear lighting of some sort, but occasionally I'm finding I need a remote flash or light source behind bands as they get lost in the shadows. A couple of bands I cover use a huge black backdrop to reduce sound bouncing around. You can get some cool low key photography, but I like it when the drummer stands out.
All a bit of a moot point as the gig stuff has dropped off at the moment, but luckily a bloke that screwed over myself and a journalist recently for a HUGE gig, got sacked over it and my mate has his job now, so I may be busy soon
Nice,
A guy over on NPN shoots really great stuff in the UK with a Pentax 67II, (Ian Cameron) a great selection of lenses too,
Yeah, I think I'll eventually pick up a 55/4 and a 165/2.8 to round out the kit, the camera is such a change from my TLRs. 6x7 is so nice to work with as well, it feels just right for landscape and vertical stuff.
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I am upgrading my A700 to a new A77II very soon so il will post some photos as soon as it arrives 
Just bought an old 150mm A 645 manual focus lens for £110 off Ebay;
Frighteningly sharp, tested it through my window, it's not that great wide open @ F3.5, but it's fine stopped down beyond F5.6, it's a landscape lens for me so it'll always be stopped down,
Canary wharf around 5 miles away as the crow flies, through a dirty window;
These old "A" lenses are blowing my mind considering the cost of them, but seeing as none of them have Nikon nano, or Canon L on them - I bet nobody is even remotley interested
Frighteningly sharp, tested it through my window, it's not that great wide open @ F3.5, but it's fine stopped down beyond F5.6, it's a landscape lens for me so it'll always be stopped down,
Canary wharf around 5 miles away as the crow flies, through a dirty window;
These old "A" lenses are blowing my mind considering the cost of them, but seeing as none of them have Nikon nano, or Canon L on them - I bet nobody is even remotley interested
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Your 7D has a transmitter built into it
It's just IR isn't it?