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The Canon T-90 was the last model that uses FD-mount prior to the shift to the autofocus EF EOS system. It hardly lasted a year since its inception but what an impact it has created on the design of future SLR. Every inch a classic, despite after more than 15 years, this camera is still hard to replicate even by today's standard. It was also widely acclaimed as one of the true Classic camera of modern times. Here comes a common Message Board designed specifically for Canon T90 SLR model - this is especially useful when you realize ALL Canon FD mount SLRs have long been discontinued you may require a public forum for common support and sharing mutual knowledge or experience among many of you. This Site has proved to be quite popular and I am quite happy to see these effort was not wasted and special thanks to ALL the volunteered Site Maintainers of this Message Board. Enjoy.
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1. From : Mickey Oberman (mickeyobe@internet.look.ca)
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Date : 04:05 AM Saturday 12 April, 2003
Ali, Where, exactly is the "S" that you are refering to?2. From : Matthias Reinauer (matthiasreinauer@web.de)
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Date : 12:57 AM Saturday 12 April, 2003
Only 300 TL offers FEL mode: I agree with Kolos. Since over half a year I'm looking for an alternative flash for the 300TL, especially with modeling light and there seems to be no other flashes providing all features the T90+300TL combo offers. Especially the famous FEL mode is a problem. Even the Metz SCA 311 adapter - dedicated for the T90 - is unable to handle FEL. (And there are so fantastic Metz flashes). The modern Canon speedlite EX series only offers FEL in combination with auto focus lenses and some modern EOS cameras. An EX speedlite needs an active auto focus field for FEL. The auto focus field you've chosen gives an electronic signal to the EX speedlite and shows exactly where the TTL pre spot flash metering takes place. Without signal - No FEL. That's why an EX speedlite won't work with the T90's FEL possibilty. In my point of view the FEL mode is not only the best - it's the essential feature for TTL flash photography on the T90. For example: a wide angle situation of an open landscape with a person not standing in the absolute middle. Without FEL the flash will try to get some light perhaps on a tree far away (only the spot sensor does flash metering). The person in front of you will get completey too bright. There are many other situations where FEL is a great help or absolutely necessary. But that's why we love the T90+300TL combo, because it's still modern and provides complete control over the pictures we shoot. How great!3. From : Ken D (kdurling@earthlink.net)
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Date : 12:14 AM Saturday 12 April, 2003
Phillip - I am relatively new to the T-90, but have used other cameras with similar metering modes, and a handheld spotmeter also. It's really too big a topic to go into in depth here, but as a general guide, I would suggest thinking of them as follows, at least as a starting point: 1) CW - use when shooting a scene where everything is of roughly equal importance, such as a landscape, or where the main subject fills the frame, like a building, or a close-up protrait. 2) Partial - use when you need to isolate the subject from it's surroundings, to make sure a particular area of the frame gets proper exposure. 3) spot - use when the shot includes extremes of contrast, like bright highlights or deep shadow. YOu can measure the extremes and then average, which often gives similar results to CW, or you can choose what value in the scene you want to place as middle grey. This takes some practice and experience. This is one of the T-90's real depths, since it will average up to 8 readings, some of which can be doubled up for biasing toward that area. You can then use highlight and shadow (H&S) adjustment to shift the average. Obviously a lot of possibilities, but hopefully this gives you a vague idea of where to start. The CW mode is probably the closest at first to an evaluative or matrix type mode.4. From : GOURVENNEC PHILIPPE (philippegourvennec@free.fr)
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Date : 09:47 PM Friday 11 April, 2003
Using of the different metering on canon t 90 Can some one give me advise how to use the different metering on the T 90 body In particular when to use multispot mode ? Is it good to use partial metering as the normal mode or better to stand to the common average mode ? I use often my EOS 1 with matrix mode and it gives good results Any advice helpful REGARDS5. From : Kevin M Brennan (saltyfli@aol.com)
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Date : 08:17 PM Friday 11 April, 2003
I just bought a vertical shutter release button for one of my T-90s. How much did they cost when offered for sale by Canon? Does anyone have a set of directions on it or know where to find a set?Thanks for any help. Long Live the Tank, Kevin M Brennan6. From : david presson (davpress@hotmail.com)
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Date : 05:29 AM Friday 11 April, 2003
Kolos, My t90 did the same thing. I used it one day taking two rolls, at the middle of the 2d roll I noticed the wheel changed the time and f stop as it was supposed to. Try to move it often for a couple days and see what happens. I have read that it is a dirty contact. Good luck.7. From : Kolos (bronstejn@freemail.hu)
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Date : 02:53 AM Friday 11 April, 2003
Ni-MH: Randy - According to the T90 manual you can use Ni-Cd batteries, which are 1.2V cells, same as Ni-MH. (There will be maximum two lines when testing batteries because of the lower voltage.) You are also able to use Ni-MH in flashes and they are written in the manuals of newer cameras as potential batteries for use with them. I think the only reason it is left out from the T90 manual is they didn't exist in 1986.
Lithiums: Ken - do you mean Li-ion rechargeable batteries such as used in mobil phones? What are the technical parameters of them (and what do they cost)? Which kind of charger do you use for them?
300TL: TomR - As I know no other flash units are compatible with T90's all kind of automatic features than 300TL.
420EZ works in A-TTL but no FEL; 540EZ uses A-TTL only in direct flash photography and switches to TTL when turned to bounce flash lighting and again no FEL. (I have tried these but don't remember whether they are compatible with Tv and Av or just P mode.) EX flashes do work in FEL mode according to official Canon home page, but not with T90 (perhaps they've just left it out from the list of EOS bodies but it is said that EX units do FEL only when mounted on E-TTL cameras - so it could be a compatibility problem). Do you know something about FEL with EX flashes on T90? I also have a little problem with my T90. As I turn the electronic input dial in some cases it doesn't switch time or aperture at the LCD, but turning it one or two units further it does switch. It was stored for a few months without using. Could it be dirty or something? Have You got any idea what to do? Kolos (read: kolosh)8. From : ali (boeing747600@aol.com)
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Date : 01:28 AM Friday 11 April, 2003
My beautiful canon t-90 shutter has locked up! i.e. it wont work when the shutter button is pressed, all the other functions are working, the camera was working great when recently I decided to clean the body exterior and flash hot shoe contacts on top of the camera with a lightly mosit tissue to get rid of the light coating of dust, this cleaning was done by first removing the batteries from the camera so that no power for reaching the camera but still something happened! to cause the shutter to lock up! the meter works fine ! the film load the red led shows shutter speed and aperture opening but the moment you press the shutter botton nothing happen! the red led display in the view finder memontarily disappear and reappear again and you notice the arrow pointing to S in the LCD dipaly on top of the camera flashing! to indicate some kind of problem! PLEASE WILL SOME NICE SOUL HELP?!!! I am dumb founded as to what happened here! I took all the precations before cleaning it as mentioned I took out the batteries before cleaning with the lightly moist tissue and the batteries were placed back after I was sure the body was dry and the contact on top of the flash hot shoe was dry as well!9. From : Irwin Schmendrick (bzoo@hotmail.com)
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Date : 03:10 AM Tuesday 08 April, 2003
The 300TL will fit on an A-1 and the Ftb but will have none of the automatic features of the flash. It will be manual only. Meaning you compute the aperture based on a table. Not so cool. I'd suggest either a Vivitar or another older Canon Flash. The 300TL was designed to offer auto TTL exposure control. Lost on the older breed. This comes from page 71 of Canon's 1991 hard to find booklet Speedlite Reference Guide bought at the temple of the moon goddess in Kuala Lumpur, actually from Glazers Photo in Seattle. Compatibility issues take about twenty pages to go over, so many cameras so many combinations. Mein humble advice, use 300TL only on T90, its perfect mate,mate. Get a Vivitar HV for the A-1. I did and it did the job. Viv is a utility outfielder flash. Yours truly and a happy Easter and Passover, Uncle Irwin, purveyor of the finest kosher delicacies and doggie treats, yoga mats at cost plus ten rupees...IS10. From : Ken D (kdurling@earthlink.net)PAGE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 157 | 158 | 159 | 160 | 161 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | 168 | 169 | 170 | 171 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 175 | 176 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 183 | 184 | 185 | 186 | 187 | 188 | 189 | 190 | 191 | 192 | 193 | 194 | 195 | 196 | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213
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Date : 02:20 AM Tuesday 08 April, 2003
David - Thanks for the info. I'm gradually exploring a few options here. I have a Sunpak Auto 555 handlemount, which has a number of modules available for it. There are 3 Canon Modules, and I now have all of them. None of them appear to give TTL, even though the B&H site says the CA-3D is for EOS non-focus assist and the T-90. On-camera, it doesn't seem to work any differently than the CA-2D, which is to say auto and manual, but not TTL. Placed on the blue dot (TTL) I just get a flashing aperture indication no matter what I do, and the default 3rd Party sync of 1/90. Auto works fine on both. The CA-3D does give me functionality on my Elan 7, although I doubt it's E-TTL, probabaly just TTL.But I dont' want to use a potato masher for everything, I want a TTL hotshoe flash that I can also use on other cameras, and so far it looks like about my only solution will be a Metz 54MZ-3 with its various modules. I may end up getting a 300TL as well.
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