Is it correct that the Canon Speedlites (EX) generally underexpose?

Discussion in 'Digital Cameras & Equipment' started by Roger, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    Or is it depending on specific situations....like making sure you use FEL and fire a preflash first?
     
    Roger, Jan 30, 2007
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  2. Kelly Grannell

    Kelly Grannell Member

    I think it's the E-TTL program. The E-TTL is designed to capture the pics with more-natural feel. So at FEC 0, E-TTL will give you somewhere between fill-in look and flash look. I tend to do +1/3 to +2/3 FEC for the flash look and -1/3 to -2/4 for the fill-in look.

    Using FEL will make the metering slightly more accurate, but not by much.
     
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    Kelly Grannell, Feb 8, 2007
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  3. Roger

    Roger Member Staff Member

    I think that's what I've experienced....when I use FEL it was 200x better. But then again, I just got my Stofen for it. Local "pro" shop only has the one for the 420EX. They sell the 430. Sheesh.
     
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    Roger, Feb 8, 2007
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