EOS 500-N Flash Exposure Compensation with 380 EX

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I use an EOS 50E (Elan II E) with a Speedlite 380EX

I plan to acquire an EOS 500-N (Rebel G) as backup. My question is: whether there is a function button in the 500-N for Flash Exposure Compensation, and if not, how do I adjust flash exposure without affecting the ambient light exposure? [I know for a fact that the 50E/Elan IIE has such a function button]

-- fred gan (gan@cljlaw.com), January 05, 1999

Answers

Hi Fred, The Rebel G doesn't have Flash Exposure Compensation. When I need some kind of FEC ( bounce flash ), and the ambient light is not so dim, I normally compensate the exposition in about 1,5 f stop with reasonable results. Hope it helps you

-- Luiz Guimaraes (lhguimaraes@netbank.com.br), January 06, 1999.

On the 500N, adjust the ISO rating to change flash exposure and the set the exposure compensation (opposite the ISO adjustment) to bring the ambient light exposure back to normal. Note that the exposure compensation setting does not affect flash exposure.

-Dave

-- Dave Herzstein (dherzstein@juno.com), January 06, 1999.


I forgot to say that the above trick only works when the camera is set to P mode. EXPLANATION: My Rebel G (500N), with EF 28-105 f3.5-4.5 lenses, in low light ambient, set at P mode and Flash, always state shutter speed 90 and apperture 4.0, with the zoom aat low end. When I adjust the exposure compensation to + 1.5 f stop and refocus the previous object, the camera still state apperture 4.0 and shutter speed 90; SO the only thing that will change is the Flash power, and that is what really happen. Thanks

-- Luiz Guimaraes (lhguimaraes@netbank.com.br), January 08, 1999.

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