greg_koni Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Used my 550EX with a 10D for the first time to shoot a banquet indoors. Was suprised by the amount of red eye in the resulting pictures. Any tips? This is my first experience using external flash with the 10D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_dahlstrom Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Try bouncing the flash (if the ceiling is white and low enough) or using a diffuser like an omni-bounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas_holmstr_m Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Move closer to the subjects or get a flash bracket. For example Kirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 The above answers will work. The reason for the red eye is the flash is too close to the lens for distance shots. It results in the angle of light from the flash to the subject compared to the sunbject back to the lens. If the angle is too narrow, the retinas reflect the light back to the lens. Also, the lights were probably dim resulting in wide apretures/iris' on the eyeball. Solution is to get your flash farther away from your lens, the farther your subject is from your camera. Especially in dim lighting. Flash brackets & bouncing are the usual cures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preston_merchant Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 You can also remove the red in Photoshop, and many labs take it out of prints automatically. I shoot film, use a pro-lab, and have never seen red eye in picture taken with the 550EX, even at wide apertures and without a diffuser. No red eye on the contact sheets, either. Not sure why . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_morgan1 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 I had the same problem when I shot this squirrel.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry_underwood Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Yep, and I had the same problem.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Funny. I never had this problem even with direct flash (had the 550EX and currently have the 420EX). I think I heard something about lens axis vs. flash axis..... Happy shooting ,Yakim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_larson1 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I have seen it: But only when shooting beyond 100mm. The moral: Long distance flash shots are *hard*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_larson1 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I have seen it: But only when shooting beyond 100mm. The moral: Long distance flash shots are *hard*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_larson1 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I have seen it: But only when shooting beyond 100mm. The moral: Long distance flash shots are *hard*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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