hey fellow A-ziners,
Thanks in advance for your time. I inherited a Promaster FTD 7000M external flash from a deceased family member that seems to work on my Canon EOS T1i and I've been trying to use it around the house to see how it works (I'm a beginner with all this) and I'm not sure what setting I should have it on, etc.... When I take pictures, even if I use a very high shutter speed, they come out with WAY too much light... I really want to be able to use this flash but i'm not sure why its SO bright.

Here's a google image of the flash: http://www.dphotojournal.com/images/...-ftd-7000m.jpg

Thanks for your help.

 

I'm not familiar with Canons, but I would think under menu there's some kind of flash compensation setting that you can play with.

Also, it has a swivel head, have you tried bouncing the flash?

 

its possible it may not be compatible with your camera. if that's the case, I would try using modifiers to limit the light coming out of the flash, suitably. use whatever materials it takes to modify it to get the light you want. experiment.

also check google if you haven't already, chances are someone else has tried this too.

 

thanks for the response Srika (your pictures and skills are amazing, I've been checking out your threads the past few years on here) I will be sure to spend some time fooling around with the settings around the house and will spend some more time searching the web.

 

thanks - sorry - I should have followed along is300eater's lines too, have you checked the flash control settings on your camera and also on the flash? that would be the first place to check. what I suggested about using light modifiers is what you would do if you cant get it working from your flash and camera.

 

BAM!

http://www.promaster.com/instruction...onic_Flash.pdf


You are probably looking for "manual" operation on page 5. Reduce output to 1/32 or 1/64 (minimum allowable).

 

Thanks Stogie, thats exactly what I found out to work best