| E-TTL autoflash, High-Speed Sync
(FP Flash) and FE Lock features can be utilized when the Speedlite 220EX is attached
to any of the above-mentioned Type A EOS cameras. The 220EX, unlike its more powerful
siblings, does not a have a motorized zoom flash head. The flash coverage angle is
fixed and equivalent to the view of a 28mm lens. When it is used with the two APS
EOS models, the flash coverage is good with lenses as wide as 22mm. E-TTL stands for "Evaluative Through-The-Lens" flash exposure control. It is a new flash mode that reads through the lens, but not off the film plane. This revolutionary method, developed by Canon, also made it possible for the EX-series Speedlites to be used for digital SLR cameras such as the EOS D2000/D6000 and the new EOS D30 as conventional TTL flash metering will not be able to give accurate exposures when reading off the CCD or CMOS sensor employed in these cameras.
When E-TTL autoflash metering is being used for fill-in flash situations, the results are always excellent. In fact, for most cases, it is very hard to distinguish at a glance, between a fill-in flash photo accomplished using E-TTL and those shot without such illumination. Of the first two photos (above) of the various flowers, one was shot under existing daylight and the other with fill-in E-TTL autoflash. Other than filling up the shadow areas and enhancing the overall contrast, the E-TTL photo will not look as though flash has been used. The exception to this is when comparing an available light situation with a fill-in shot, such as the next two photos of the lantern, from above. Look at these two photos (below) of the pillars and pool. The give-away hint in the second photo that it was shot using fill-in was the faint reflection in the center pillar, which came from the Speedlite 220EX fitted to an EOS-1v camera.
The last photos in this page were both shot with the Speedlite 220EX in Shutter-priority AE (Tv) mode. If not for the catch-light in the man's eyes (w/the drums), it would not have looked as if fill-in flash was used in this shot. The street artist having a chat with an interested fan also did not look as though fill-in flash was used at all until a careful look revealed faint shadows of the artist's hands falling onto her left knee. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . |
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