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Joy Fender
 

Problem with 420EX flash unit and G3


I have a PowerShot G3 and a 420EX flash unit. Whenever I use the flash unit, the camera seems to act like it doesn't know the flash is there. I've been trying to use the flash unit at night indoors. I want to illuminate the room just enough to make it seem almost like natural light...using the bounce method. I have accomplished this with my Rebel in the past.

The G3's display basically goes black and the exposure control shows -2. I'm trying to get the hang of doing my photos in manual, so using the exposure control doesn't work in manual mode.

Does anyone have this combination or a similar one and could maybe offer me some hints as to how to figure how to use these two together for the best results? I'm terribly frustrated at this point.

Joy


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March 14, 2004

 
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