 Beth |
Canon AE-1 Image Issues Hello, I am a beginner to photography and was lucky enough to have a Canon AE-1 handed down to me. However, as I've dabbled with learning how to use it, I have noticed that there seems to be a problem showing up in nearly all the photos I've taken. The photographs look fine when taken outdoors, but if the light was slightly skewed or the photo was taken indoors the image is literally chopped in half with extremely dark lighting and extremely bright lighting. I have an example of this situation here: (http://image05.webshots.com/5/4/31/52/62143152VQiAFV_ph.jpg), and although the lighter half of it has been cropped, it is still noticeable how dark the lighting seems to be. Is this an issue with my flash or the camera, or perhaps am I just doing something very wrong when taking photos? Thanks
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Mark Feldstein |
The shot you posted is an example of the flash not firing. Check to make sure your flash is operating properly both on and off the camera. It sounds as though your shutter speed is too high when you use your flash and that would cause the frame to look split or one half darker or blank and the other half lighter. Usually, with flash sync and a focal plane shutter, which I believe is what the AE1 has, your camera speed should be set at 1/60th or 1/80th. It should be marked on the shutter speed adjustment dial.
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Beth |
Thank you! I appreciate your help! :)
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