Question on C730

Foxtrot · 26th May 2003

Hi guys

My friend just bought a c730 last week. He is currently having some problems with his macro shots. There seems to be some "dark patches" at the lower left hand corner of his image.

He is pretty sure that none of his fingers is covering the lens or the flash. btw, He shoots at the wide angle with flash.

Sorry, I'm still trying to find a place to upload the pictures.

In the meantime, would appreciate any comments.

thanks in advance.

regards
fox

Acieed · 26th May 2003

Don't worry, there is nothing unusual about it. Its just a shadow casted by your lens adapter.

Only ways to prevent this is to remove the lens adapter when taking those shots or use an external flash.

Foxtrot · 27th May 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Acieed
Don't worry, there is nothing unusual about it. Its just a shadow casted by your lens adapter.

Only ways to prevent this is to remove the lens adapter when taking those shots or use an external flash.

Thanks Acieed for the reply. My friend did not include any external adapter when he took those shots. Does that mean that it is not possible to shoot macro using flash? Because his super macro shots, without flash does not show the dark patches.

regards
fox

Acieed · 27th May 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Foxtrot
Thanks Acieed for the reply. My friend did not include any external adapter when he took those shots. Does that mean that it is not possible to shoot macro using flash? Because his super macro shots, without flash does not show the dark patches.

In that case, I would suggest getting an external flash.

nosaj · 27th May 2003

I had experience the same problem with C730. The reason why is because the flashlight(top-left hand of dc) casts shadow of the extended lens barrel over the object. Try to adjust the flash to be parallel to the closeup object or turn it off....use other source of light if possible.

I did that successfully after some practise...

http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=921153

Foxtrot · 27th May 2003

Thanks Acieed & nosaj for your reply. Will let my friend know.

regards
fox

26th May 2003	#1
Foxtrot New Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 26	Question on C730 Hi guys My friend just bought a c730 last week. He is currently having some problems with his macro shots. There seems to be some "dark patches" at the lower left hand corner of his image. He is pretty sure that none of his fingers is covering the lens or the flash. btw, He shoots at the wide angle with flash. Sorry, I'm still trying to find a place to upload the pictures. In the meantime, would appreciate any comments. thanks in advance. regards fox

27th May 2003	#5
nosaj Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 309	Flashlight casts shadow over object I had experience the same problem with C730. The reason why is because the flashlight(top-left hand of dc) casts shadow of the extended lens barrel over the object. Try to adjust the flash to be parallel to the closeup object or turn it off....use other source of light if possible. I did that successfully after some practise... http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=921153

26th May 2003	#2
Acieed Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: - Posts: 395	Don't worry, there is nothing unusual about it. Its just a shadow casted by your lens adapter. Only ways to prevent this is to remove the lens adapter when taking those shots or use an external flash.