Thanks for the idea Aram, I must try it out - I recently read that you can also get some nice effects with that plastic bubble foil used for packaging. More when I've tried it Cheers Douglas On 10.07.2011 00:57, Aram Langhans wrote: > It's so.... Flashy? And nice and sharp. Looks like you got it working > quite well. Have you tried to diffuse the light a bit with a tissue or a > styrofoam cup or some other common household item? Might work quite well > for closeup shots.. > > Aram > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Douglas Sharp"<douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 3:30 PM > To: "LUG"<lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;<leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "LEG" > <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [LRflex] IMG: A shot in the dark > >> Hi all, >> The first shot in the dark: >> >> I just repaired the little pop-up flash (which >> wouldn't) on my Canon 20D after it had been stuck for >> months. It entails removing the entire hot shoe >> assembly and pressing down a little, pale bluish-green >> plastic pin underneath it - and I only dropped one of >> the tiny screws on the carpet (finding it again took >> longer than the "repair"). >> >> Here's the second: >> A test shot taken in the garden in complete darkness. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_2233-1.jpg.html >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Technical details: Canon 20D/60mm Macro lens/pop-up >> flash/ ISO 400 >> >> >> >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/