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Hi, I have a digital Rebel XT. Last weekend I took photos of my
daughters cheer team at a competition. I used the original lens most of the time (35-70mm) with the external flash on slave mode. I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. How do I get the crystal clear phtos? do I need to change the settings to something else? The only thing I am planning to change is to possibly switch to the sport mode. I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Please help!!!!! what settings should I use? Do I need to change settings when I change lenses? I also want to use the 70-300mm lens to get close ups when they are on the floor and I am in the stands. Marie |
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"Marie" writes:
SNIP I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. You're in the stands and they're way off, right? It's too far for your flash. There is little you can do; I don't think there are flashes powerful enough, but I don't know the distance involved. SNIP I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Not gonna happen if you're too far away. -- Phil Stripling | email to the replyto address is presumed The Civilized Explorer | spam and read later. email from this URL http://www.cieux.com/ | http://www.civex.com/ is read daily. |
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"Marie" wrote: Hi, I have a digital Rebel XT. Last weekend I took photos of my daughters cheer team at a competition. I used the original lens most of the time (35-70mm) with the external flash on slave mode. I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. How do I get the crystal clear phtos? do I need to change the settings to something else? The only thing I am planning to change is to possibly switch to the sport mode. I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Please help!!!!! what settings should I use? Do I need to change settings when I change lenses? I also want to use the 70-300mm lens to get close ups when they are on the floor and I am in the stands. Marie Firstly, your flash is ineffective at distance (all those flashes you see at night sports events are wasted) Your Rebel XT allows you to shoot RAW and change your ISO to 1600 if necessary and you can forget your flash using the available light in the auditorium. Hopefully your 70-300m is image stabilized. If not, use a tripod and remote switch. If you are in doubt about Aperture, F stops etc, then use P. Simple enough to test before them selected event, as you can see the result on your LCD screen, then Delete your test image. Good luck and by the way you should fudge your email address in groups to save yourself from the spammers. |
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On 19 Jan 2006 14:45:39 -0800, "Marie"
wrote: Hi, I have a digital Rebel XT. Last weekend I took photos of my daughters cheer team at a competition. I used the original lens most of the time (35-70mm) with the external flash on slave mode. I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. How do I get the crystal clear phtos? do I need to change the settings to something else? The only thing I am planning to change is to possibly switch to the sport mode. I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Please help!!!!! what settings should I use? Do I need to change settings when I change lenses? I also want to use the 70-300mm lens to get close ups when they are on the floor and I am in the stands. Marie What 35-70mm lens? The kit lens with an XT is 18-55mm,and there's no EF 35-70mm, but there is an older FD 35-70mm lens. Is that what you're using? What external flash? It sounds like you bought an ensemble from somewhere. Anyway, if you're consistantly getting underexposure, read the manual to see how to adjust the exposure. If you're trying to get these shots from in the bleachers, it's not going to work; read up on guide numbers, and see what they will do for you in terms of distance you can light up. It really sounds like you're just not quite understanding what it takes to get good exposures in other than bright sunlight. A good book on basic photography, and experience, will help a lot here. -- Bill Funk Replace "g" with "a" funktionality.blogspot.com |
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I don't know how every combination of camera and flash work, but with
my Rebel XT and 550EX, the flash doesn't fire if it's on the camera and in slave mode. Check and see if it's firing. If not, throw the switch to "off". |
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"Marie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have a digital Rebel XT. Last weekend I took photos of my daughters cheer team at a competition. I used the original lens most of the time (35-70mm) with the external flash on slave mode. I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. How do I get the crystal clear phtos? do I need to change the settings to something else? The only thing I am planning to change is to possibly switch to the sport mode. I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Please help!!!!! what settings should I use? Do I need to change settings when I change lenses? I also want to use the 70-300mm lens to get close ups when they are on the floor and I am in the stands. Marie Was the external flash camera-mounted? If so, don't use slave mode; it probably didn't fire. Second, crank the ISO up to 1600, and use manual exposure. Expirement, and try 1/125 at f5.6 for starters. Fire a few test shots before the action, and adjust as necessary. When a flash is in slave mode, it won't fire until it detects a signal from another flash, and is usually set off when some other flash fires. Don't use any special modes on a camera mounted flash. Canons, when using flash, are always trying to use "fill flash." As a result, the camera will try to balance ambient light with flash, and that's not always the best thing, since it results in slower shutter speeds that can cause a bizzare combination of blue and flash. Using manual forces the camera to expose using only the flash. |
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On 19 Jan 2006 14:45:39 -0800, "Marie"
wrote: Hi, I have a digital Rebel XT. Last weekend I took photos of my daughters cheer team at a competition. I used the original lens most of the time (35-70mm) with the external flash on slave mode. I had the camera set on auto, however, most of the photos were still dark and / or grainy. How do I get the crystal clear phtos? do I need to change the settings to something else? The only thing I am planning to change is to possibly switch to the sport mode. I would like to stop the high flying action when the girls are in the air, but I am not sure how to get the quality. Please help!!!!! what settings should I use? Do I need to change settings when I change lenses? I also want to use the 70-300mm lens to get close ups when they are on the floor and I am in the stands. Marie Can't really give much advise that hasn't already been given, except maybe to look into faster lenses. I would look into the Tamron 28-75 F/2.8, it is lower priced then Canon's 2.8 lenese, but really close in sharpness. Then maybe the 70-200 for the longer shots that you wanted close ups of. |
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