At 07:32 AM 5/3/01, Terry wrote:
>Stop me from doing something stupid. I am about to buy the D30 this month.
>I know about 3 of Lance's points but 'No TTL flash?"
>I plan on using the D30 with the ST-E2 wireless controller and three 550ex
>units
>on hummingbirds at a pretty much fixed focus distance. The lens will be the
>EF300/2.8L IS.
>Is the point here simple TTL vs evaluative TTL flash?
Yes. I have a D30 and it works with ETTL flashes firing the preflash burst
to evaluate the scene. Thus the older flashes do not work except in manual
mode because there is no sensor to read off of a film plane in the camera
(as there is no film). The ST-E2 does work and helps with focusing in low
light. The D30 meter is a little sensitive when using a flash. It requires
some patience to get it right although disabling CF10 fill flash mode works
for me.
>I thought the D30 did ETTL
>with the Canon wireless system and even with its little built in flash. Is
>this
>not so?
You are correct. ETTL is the system the D30 uses with a preflash burst.
>Is the D30 so slow at focusing that this will be a problem even at a fixed
>distance. There will still be some focusing required . . . the birds appear at
>about a distance ranging from 5 to 5 1/2 feet from my set up.
For still shots, it will be fine unless the light is so poor that you
cannot hand hold. I wouldn't say it was slow except with reference to AI
mode. I would say it has problems in dim lighting and with low contrast
subjects in dim lighting. It works fine generally in all situations where I
can hand hold the camera on single shot mode. It works better with L glass
than with consumer lens. I use it to shot soccer and its fine with my
70-200L in daylight on single shot mode. The AI mode is not real useful
however as it cannot track moving subjects very well. Thus it will be
disappointing for tracking birds in flight compared to an EOS 3 or EOS 1. I
do not use AI mode at all.
>I am having second thoughts now but I would sure like to get instant results
>rather than waiting for slides to come back. Most are immediately trashed
>in any
>event making for high film/processing costs. Also that offer of a free 340 Mb
>micro drive until June 30 is attractive. But not if the camera is not up
>to the
>job!
>--
>Terence A. Danks
Bill White
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