EOS Elan 7 users:

[newbian 0]

For skydiving purposes, I typically shoot in Tv or Av.
I just recently got a polarizer for my new lens and am having trouble compensating for the 1.5 stop difference when the camera meters.

Does anyone know how to make this compensation?

Also, does anyone know how to use the built-in flash without the camera auto-adjusting the shutter speed to 1/125?
thanks!
dave

[swilson 0]

For exposure compensation in Tv/Av, push the shutter button halfway so it meters on something, then you can adjust the compensation with the control dial on the back. When you have it set where you want it, turn the control dial switch off so it doesn't get changed inadvertently.

The max flash sync speed (with the on-board flash) of this camera is 1/125. You're not going to get any more speed out of it unless you use a Speedlite set to fast sync. If you want to slow down the shutter speed, set it to Tv and set the speed you want (up to 1/125).

Hope this helps...

S

[newbian 0]

Is a speedlite an external flash unit?

I'm interested...please tell me more!
thanks!
dave

[swilson 0]

Yes, the speedlite is an external flash. For full metering functionality, you'll need the EX series flashes (or aftermarket equivalent if they exist). The Canon site is a good place to find more info...

[motherhucker 0]

Does anyone know if this unit (I'm looking at the 550) absolutely needs to be mounted to the hotshoe, or is there an extension (or better yet, a wireless transmitter b/t the camera and the flash?

Thanks!
huck

[vdschoor 0]

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Does anyone know if this unit (I'm looking at the 550) absolutely needs to be mounted to the hotshoe, or is there an extension (or better yet, a wireless transmitter b/t the camera and the flash?

Thanks!
huck

There is a cord that you can put between the camera and the flash.
Canon has wireless transmitters too that you could use.
It all depends on what you want to use them for, I wouldn't go with wireless in freefall, I would use the camera shoe cord.