Re: What happened?

"Kent McPherson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:WoqdnQidsNorFzXcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...

>I got a Canon Digital Rebel a couple months ago and I've had this happen
> twice. When using the built-in flash, it's like the picture gets half
> exposed, i.e. half the picture is lighted and half is not. I've attached
> a
> sample so you can see what I'm talk about. The picture is safe. Any
> ideas?

You are using your lens at a wide-angle setting with the hood attached. The
hood is casting a shadow on your subject.

Here is an easy way to determine whether there will be a problem. Set the
lens at whatever focal length you intend to use, extend the flash, install
your lens hood, and stand in front of a mirror at half the distance you
intend to use for your subject.

Now look at your reflection through the finder. Move the camera so that the
flash is at the lower edge of the frame, and maneuver the camera so that the
flash "moves" along the entire lower edge. If you can see the flash
regardless of where on the lower edge it is, you're fine. If you can't, it
will be obvious why.




Andrew Koenig