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Have any of you experienced the angle lock of the flash head (mine is a Canon 580EX) going loose and thereafter the flash head not able to stay in position? Any idea if CSC can fix this and is it covered under warranty?

Same dillema I face between 17-55/24-70 and 24-105. Also using a 400D. After much thinking, i think I will be deciding on a 17-55 this September, unless Canon comes out with a 24-70 F2.8 with IS by then, then it will be the lens I buy. Wide angle, I think for my APS-C size sensor I will get an...

I've got a collapsible rubber hood for my 50mmf1.8 before because i cannot find the original lens hood. However, with it on, I cannot put on the lens cap when storing my camera in my bag and the rubber get distorted too after being in the bag for too long. In the end, i got so fed up with it, I...

400D does have mirror-lockup indeed. It is in one of the custom function. Just need to set it there. Thereafter, the first shutter press will lock up the mirror and the 2nd shutter press will open the shutter and take the picture. Very good mode to reduce shake, but then again, you will require...

I've got a dry box also but I find the silica pack that come with it quite useless. I poured in a bottle of silica gel I bought separately and immediately the next morning, I find the hydrometer dropped from 70 to 40. Guess what, I've changed the silica gel i separately poured in twice since...

In fact, I was focusing on the eyes for all the shots, but perhaps when I recomposed the frame upon achieving shuttle lock, the picture got out of focus since I was using a very big aperture at f1.8. Hmm, perhaps I should use the other nearer focus points when using big aperture next time...

1 2 3 Indeed it is true.. I reposted some of the less compressed pictures. Thanks.

1 2 3 4 Comments and suggestions welcomed.

Comments and criticism welcome.

Bounced ceiling with green card in card holder Bounced ceiling with red card in card holder White and red cards in their respective card holder (note, green card is just behind the red one) Yellow card and green card in their card holder (white card is behind yellow card in...

Didn't have time until today to do the bounce card with and without plastic card holder test. The exif are 400D manual mode with 50mm F1.8 lens, at s = 1/40s, a =f2.8, flash 580EX set to ETTL-II mode. Direct Flash Bounced ceiling without bounce card Bounced ceiling with white card...

I've a question as I've never tried and have no idea about macro shooting at all, especially life one like the flies. How do you capture such crisp, clear and highly magnified pictures of insect. You "plant" yourself near a spot and wait and capture had held or?? Absolutely amazed.

If shoot strangers but the strangers uncomfortable, then I will stop if requested. If shooting part of the buildings and asked to stop by the security when there is a competition going on organised by the building management, I will tell the security guard go fly kite.....for me to shoot. :p

I made one myself which serves the purpose and can last some abuse. Just buy a plastic A6 card holder (it cost me 80cents at a Harbourfront Bookshop) and put a thick piece (100gsm or more) of white paper inside. I use velcro to hold it in place to the speedlight. For effects, I can even put in...