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Adam_B
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7th Feb 09 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Borrowed a Metz flash gun but its putting a big dark area along the bottom of my pics, any ideas? Ive tried with a few different lens' on my 400D but they all come out the same!

[Edited on 07-02-2009 by Adam_B]
mattk
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7th Feb 09 at 16:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whats the zoom set to on it,

I was getting it a few weeks back, I had the flash on manual and the zoom was still set at 70mm and I was shooting at 17mm

[Edited on 07-02-2009 by mattk]
Adam_B
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7th Feb 09 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont think there is a zoom setting on it. Just aperture and iso.
Gaz
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7th Feb 09 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not got your big lens on it have you ???

Got a pic of the actualy flash?
Does it need a diffuser or something?
Adam_B
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7th Feb 09 at 23:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Define big lens? Ive tried it with the 50 and the 17-55, exactly the same thing happens on both. I think its just fucked, its proper old ropey thing, rattles and everything
Gaz
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I though it might have been the lens in the way.

got any example pictures?
Adam_B
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8th Feb 09 at 00:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah its a stright line across the bottom. I'll get a pic tomorrow.
AndyKent
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8th Feb 09 at 18:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You're not using the shutter too fast or does it happen regardless of settings?
gsiIan
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19th Feb 09 at 17:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have you got the lens hood on, the flash will bounce of the top of it causing a shadow.
Tiger
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19th Feb 09 at 18:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Check your flash sync speed and don't exceed it.

It sounds though like the lens is too wide for the flash. If you drop below about 28mm in 35mm format you're gonna get a wide photo without flash coverage. Failing that, its stuck with back tilt on it.
Tiger
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19th Feb 09 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Or as stated - if you have a long lens on the light from the flash will be catching the top of the lens and casting a shadow.

 
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