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    placement help:shooting 15 pple with 3 strobes

    equipment: 3 x elinchrome 500w (only got shoot thr white umbrellas) white backdrop anyone has any idea wat's the best way to place the lights for abt 15 pple (2-3 rows) for high key lighting with no shadows? thanks in advance.
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    Have a look?

    oaynuj.deviantart.com comments welcome thanks for the time.
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    Cleaning dirty view finder?

    How do u guys clean a dirty view finder ? like when it's on the inside. The part directly above the mirror, the thing with all ur AF points. specks of dust on it dman annoying. Blower?
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    Question abt Macro lenses?

    so pple use macro lenses to do closeups bcos of the shorter working distance? as in can get the subject to fill more of the frame by moving closer? in that case y dun pple juz use longer lenses to make the object fill the frame instead of moving closer. the change in perspective shouldn't be...
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    Question abt Macro lenses?

    Just wondering how different is a 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens from any other 100mm zoom/prime lens. I dun really understand the 1:1 reproduction ratio point. Can someone enlighten me pls. Is there any difference in picture angle or does the macro simply have a shorter min working distance. Never...
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    Help! Sync problem between 300D and strobe

    fixed it liao...yaay i feel dumb though haha~ Thanx again pple Found 2 methods: 1)taped up 2 contacts on the 300D to turn the 380EX into a fully manual unit (damn powerful, shall cover w cardboard) 2)use FEL with pop up flash, wait for strobes to recharge then shoot (annoying but works)
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    Help! Sync problem between 300D and strobe

    fixed it liao...yaay i feel dumb though haha~ Thanx again pple Found 2 methods: 1)taped up 2 contacts on the 300D to turn the 380EX into a fully manual unit (damn powerful, shall cover w cardboard) 2)use FEL with pop up flash, wait for strobes to recharge then shoot (annoying but works)
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    Help! Sync problem between 300D and strobe

    ohhhhh damn preflash grrrrr haha~ i was covering the the pop-up flash with some paper so din really see it. daaamn no wonder the strobes go off slightly b4 the popup thanks a million pple 3x 500w flashes still underexposed i tot cam spoilt liao haha~
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    Help! Sync problem between 300D and strobe

    I've a 300D + 3x Elinchrome 500 strobes problem is using the built in optical trigger sensor on the strobes n the pop up flash as the trigger the strobes fire too early n the shot comes out only with the pop up flash. Tried it with a speedlite 380ex, same results. Works fine with a nikon F90...
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    Help! Sync problem between 300D and strobe

    I've a 300D + 3x Elinchrome 500 strobes problem is using the built in optical trigger sensor on the strobes n the pop up flash as the trigger the strobes fire too early n the shot comes out only with the pop up flash. Tried it with a speedlite 380ex, same results. Works fine with a nikon F90...
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    Ordering ef50mm f1.8 anyone??

    Was wondering if anyone has any idea where i can get this. AP and CP both outta stock. Anyone got any ideas?
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    200mm zoom Lens Reccomendation

    yea looking at the Sigma 70-300mm f3.5-5.6 APO seen DL & non APO version on buy/sell for <200 wondering if it's worth it not looking for ultra sharp/high contrast glass have to be realistic with my kinda budget haaiii~ sth to cover field sports events the kit lens at 85mm is too short...
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    200mm zoom Lens Reccomendation

    Need some longer n faster glass to beef up me 300D. Was tinking with the cropping factor of 1.6x a lens with telephoto end of 125mm (35mm equivalent) should suffice. Was wondering if anyone has any reccommendation? Cost is top priority, hehe~ budget ar. Comments appreciated. Thanks in advance
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    How to take a potrait on a tripod?

    Juz wondering how do u mount a camera in the potrait alignment (versus landscape) on a tripod? thanks pple
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    flash photog help

    Hi there to all experts out there. Got some questions about flash photography. All tips appreciated. Equipment: EOS 300D + speedlite 380EX 1) When shooting at Tv with the subject backlit against a very bright afternoon sun. (eg along a HDB corridor) I just meter n shoot at the subject...
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    Flash questions

    Hi there to all experts out there. Got some questions about flash photography. All tips appreciated. Equipment: EOS 300D + speedlite 380EX 1) When shooting at Tv with the subject backlit against a very bright afternoon sun. (eg along a HDB corridor) I just meter n shoot at the subject...
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    Annoying AF assist flash on 300D??

    the white AF-assist has to go lar. Scare animals at the night safari only haha~ any cheap small external flashes (3rd party also can) to reccomend? hopefully can cover all the AF points on the 300D. how much for the Speedlite 420EX ar?
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    Annoying AF assist flash on 300D??

    paisey newbie here...juz wondering if there's anyway to avoid the annoying flashes of light the pop-up flash emmits when autofocusing in lowlight conditions on the 300D? It's known as the AF-assist beam right? if so how does the cam autofocus with the popup flash down in low light? And also...
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    underexposed cows

    trying out my cam. comments? http://web.singnet.com.sg/~junyao/cows.htm
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    market a nite

    comments anyone? amature juz getting to know my cam =) http://web.singnet.com.sg/~junyao/