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Electronic Flash and the R Series

Started 1 month ago | Discussions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,571
Re: Electronic Flash and the R Series

phcd wrote:

For indoor events DSLR cameras and electronic flash worked quite well using Manual (M, 1/125 or 160 sec.) settings.

With the R series the viewfinder is too dark in Manual. What is the best strategy to use electronic flash indoors with the R series cameras?

I have no problem using flash on my R5 and R7 - the body detects the flash and automatically adjusts the viewfinder brightness when I half-press the shutter button. I may have forgotten something but I don't think I had to make any special settings, it just worked out of the box. I didn't have to disable Exposure Simulation, the camera overrides it automatically when using flash.

I mostly use M exposure mode and ETTL-II flash, but sometimes manual flash.

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