vikas_sethi Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Hi : I have a Sigma 500 EF flash , that I use with my Canon EOS 1V. It's happened very often that the pictures taken with the flash turn out dull. I am curious what could be happening here . I tried running the camera in fully-automatic mode and still notice the problem. Any insights ?? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_shaffer Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Can you be more specific about what you mean by dull? Do you mean boring as in flat lighting due to direct flash from the camera position or do you mean dull colors or lack of contrast (possibly due to exposure problems)? If it is just boring try bouncing the flash off of a white ceiling. This is a very low powered flash unit so be sure to use fairly fast film when bouncing since you will lose about three stops in an average living room type situation (rule of thumb based on two stops light loss and one stop to compensate for the new longer effective distance from flash to subject). I wouldn't try it with less than ASA 400 speed film. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikas_sethi Posted August 16, 2004 Author Share Posted August 16, 2004 Actually by dull, I meant .. the picture is underexposed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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