Doug Kerr
Well-known member
A few years ago, Carla and I were in San Diego (she for the Red Hat Society international convention), and Will Thompson drove down to have lunch with us.
He showed off his new Canon Speedlite 270EX, a lovely small flash unit. We thought it was very nice.
Shortly after, we bought one, expecting to use it on our Canon EOS 40D when we wanted an eternal flash but not one so bulky as our Speedlite 580EX II.
When we recently bought our Canon PowerShot G16, we were glad that we would be able to use the 270EX on it for work that was beyond the capabilities of the rather nice onboard flash unit. Its size does not overpower the diminutive G16.
Of course, for impromptu portraits, I like to use bounce flash (assuming that the venue supports it), and the 270EX has a nice tilting head for that. On the other hand, I often want a little forward illumination (in particular because I am so often shooting Carla and her friends wearing wide-brimmed hats).
But the 270EX has no built-in "bounce card". So I made one out of white cover stock. It tucks nicely behind the elevated head.
Douglas A. Kerr: Carla at World Headquarters
Canon PowerShot G16, Canon Speedlite 270EX in bounce mode,
equipped with a homemade bounce card.
Full frame, ex camera, downsized to 800 px wide, with some post-sizing sharpening.
Best regards,
Doug
He showed off his new Canon Speedlite 270EX, a lovely small flash unit. We thought it was very nice.
Shortly after, we bought one, expecting to use it on our Canon EOS 40D when we wanted an eternal flash but not one so bulky as our Speedlite 580EX II.
When we recently bought our Canon PowerShot G16, we were glad that we would be able to use the 270EX on it for work that was beyond the capabilities of the rather nice onboard flash unit. Its size does not overpower the diminutive G16.
Of course, for impromptu portraits, I like to use bounce flash (assuming that the venue supports it), and the 270EX has a nice tilting head for that. On the other hand, I often want a little forward illumination (in particular because I am so often shooting Carla and her friends wearing wide-brimmed hats).
But the 270EX has no built-in "bounce card". So I made one out of white cover stock. It tucks nicely behind the elevated head.
I'll post pix of the setup shortly.
Here is a grab shot I made to test it:Douglas A. Kerr: Carla at World Headquarters
Canon PowerShot G16, Canon Speedlite 270EX in bounce mode,
equipped with a homemade bounce card.
Full frame, ex camera, downsized to 800 px wide, with some post-sizing sharpening.
Best regards,
Doug