How to use the pop up flash on an Elan 7?

[anish]

hello,

 

Can someone direct me to a good link or two that can explain to me

how to use the flash on my Elan 7? I just upgraded from a Rebel

2000, and it looks like i have a more capable flash than before.

Trouble is, I don't really know how to use it effectively. I am

mostly interested in using it to add fill in landscape shots.

Any direction is appreciated...

 

-Anish

[phule]

You'd be better served by buying the 420EX flash unit.

 

Here's the best resource for Canon flash photography: http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/

[mark u]

I'll assume you can read the manual to work out how to access features such as flash exposure compensation and second curtain sync. You should also read the flash bible at:

 

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/

 

Some specific points about what you have in mind, though. The flash isn't very powerful, and the camera is limited to a maximum sync speed of 1/125th when using it. This means that in full sunshine you'd be using an aperture of about f/16 to get a useable shutter speed with 100 ISO film (probably a good idea anyway if you want your landscape and the foreground to be sharp). However, at f/16 the effective flash range for light fill is only about 1.5m/5 ft, so you might want to consider getting a more powerful flash.

[anish]

I tried a particular shot of a Bristlecone Pine over the weekend that I now know is not going to turn out right. I did use f16 since i knew the max sync speed was 1/125 sec. The tree, though, was at least 10 feet away, so I guess the flash will not have reached.

I just may need to get an external flash.

The link looks extremely useful. I'm looking ahead to digging into it.

Thanks again,

-Anish