Digital Rebel XT with 420EX Flash

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Claude - 08 Jun 2006 17:50 GMT

Hi,

I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT and I use the Canon 420EX flash on it.
Here is my problem. I can't get a constant exposure with the flash on.
I set the camera flash exposure at -1 stop for fill in flash then I
get the picture overexposed. I set the flash at +1 or +2 flash
exposure then some pictures are underexposed. Very aggravating. It
seams that I never get quite the result that I should get with that
flash/camera combination.
Is it just me who has issues with this? Anybody as the same experience
and/or have a solution for this?
Claude

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Steve Wolfe - 09 Jun 2006 00:03 GMT

> I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT and I use the Canon 420EX flash on it.
> Here is my problem. I can't get a constant exposure with the flash on.
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> Is it just me who has issues with this? Anybody as the same experience
> and/or have a solution for this?

Tell us what settings you are using on the camera, and how you are
metering.

steve

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C J Southern - 09 Jun 2006 06:09 GMT

The "Gold Standard" (and free reference) on EOS Flash work is at ...

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

Might be helpful (and if not then is really a "must read" for anyone doing
EOS flash work anyway)

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