Sometimes want to take candid shots but ppl always notice my red focusing light.
And when i want to take speakers speaking, they feel irritated by it.
So how do i off it?
If i off it, what will it affect and bring about any disadvantages?
Do you off yours?
answering your questions, you can off it by turning off the af assist light function in the menu of the flash.
if you off af assist, your lens will have a hard time focusing or might not even able to focus under low light condition especially if you are not using the big aperature lens.
And no, there is no reason for me to off my AF assist.
If your guest find it annoying with that little red light, then dont offer to shoot. If it is a pay job they should have know focusing light is always there, and flash is needed in low light conditions for proper exposure, if they dont want flash, then ask for proper lightings to be set up, or you have to give them failure shots with silouette faces.
For candids, just use big aperature lens without flash, af assist or the flash will prove hard to get a candid shot.
Hey guys, I've used a 430EX before, and the AF assist lamp blinks non-stop at like once every 2 seconds. It wasnt my camera but I figured any way I knew and couldn't turn it off. Or actually I wanted it to be off and only activated when press the shutter button (like PNS) is there anyway to achieve this?
i dont think it function normally that way, i dont remember seeing my 580exII doing that when i was using canon. by the way you should start your own post, not very polite to hijack others thread.