KirkS
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Hi all. I posted this over at POTN, and basically was told to send the flash in. That is not the help I'm looking for, so I'll ask the question here.
I picked up a dirt cheap 580EXii knowing that it only fires at full power (1/1) no matter what it is set to. Everything else works fine. What are some ways to overcome/offset the power output from the flash? I know the aperture affects the flash exposure, but I'm looking for other ways, particularly without changing camera settings.
My first thought was ND gels for the flash, or just using an ND (variable) filter on the lens. Gels seem like they may get tiresome if I want to make changes on the fly. This would be mostly used as OCF, controlled (triggered really) by a Canon ST-E2 or a set of YN602's. Oh, and i have a Canon 50D.
Any other ideas apart from sending it in for repair? Sending it in is just not in the budget, as I've bought a butt-load of equipment recently, and the wife has mentioned something about the garage can easily be made into a fine bedroom. :shock:
Thanks
I picked up a dirt cheap 580EXii knowing that it only fires at full power (1/1) no matter what it is set to. Everything else works fine. What are some ways to overcome/offset the power output from the flash? I know the aperture affects the flash exposure, but I'm looking for other ways, particularly without changing camera settings.
My first thought was ND gels for the flash, or just using an ND (variable) filter on the lens. Gels seem like they may get tiresome if I want to make changes on the fly. This would be mostly used as OCF, controlled (triggered really) by a Canon ST-E2 or a set of YN602's. Oh, and i have a Canon 50D.
Any other ideas apart from sending it in for repair? Sending it in is just not in the budget, as I've bought a butt-load of equipment recently, and the wife has mentioned something about the garage can easily be made into a fine bedroom. :shock:
Thanks
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