I have tried with Av mode and today I tried setting metering and focus to spot and the standard mode when I took a shot of a bird near the top of a bush with a clear late afternoon eastern sky background. The bird was in the shade of a tree while much of the bush around it was in sunlight. Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylwester Pietrzyk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:23 PM Subject: Re: *Ist flash problem > MikeM wrote on 14.02.05 14:18: > > > I have been using my *Ist for about 10 months and still can't force the hot > > shoe flash, Sigma EF500, to fire when there is backlighting or part of a > > bright window in the frame. I try to avoid these situations as much as > > possible, but some sometimes couldn't avoid it. I have a Tamron 24-135 lens > > on it. > > > > What do I need to do? > Did you use Av, Tv or M mode? Otherwise in scene modes metering won't fire > flash when it assumes "enough light" and that could happen in situation > described by you. > > -- > Balance is the ultimate good... > > Best Regards > Sylwek > >
