[Newbie] Canon questions

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I have read the whole manual for the canon 50d but am not clear on a few things yet.

1. The on/off button has a third option. When and how is that used for?

2. What are C1 and C2 on the dial?

3. How do you use C1 & C2?
 
The third option locks exposure compensation mode on the wheel

C1 and C2 are custom banks which can be used to record regularly used modes including shutter, focusing mode, iso

I think you need to read the manual again - its all covered.
 
The third option (I presume you mean the one that looks like a little line with a kink in it...) enables the encoder wheel on the back, which lets you chance various functions, aperture etc...

C1 and C2 are custom functions, that you can set up and register, so if you shoot in a studio a lot, you can set up your camera for this and save it... so if you play with your settings, you can always get them back!!!
 
So does this mean, I can have my camera in Tv mode and set the arpeture to stay fixed at 2.8?

Also, regarding C1 and C2. I went on M and setup all the settings I wanted then tried to register them on C1. However when I went back through different modes and back to C1 the settings were not there.
 
yes... you can also (i believe) program the Custom settings from any of the P, TV, AV or M Modes...

i can't remember exactly how to register them, but as someone posted it is all covered somewhere in the manual...
 
Page 186 to be exact... ;)
 
Any luck with this Wormy??
 
tdcist said:
Any luck with this Wormy??
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yes, thanks everyone for the replies. I was applying the settings at the wrong time hence they weren't taking effect.

I think it's a bit of a long way to set the manual settings though. From what I understand I have to go to M then adjust my settings, then register them. Then if I want the settings tweaked I have to go back to M change settings and re-register the settings.

I would have preferred it if I could just have the dial on c1 or c2 and do all the settings there and just press save or register.
 
i'm pretty sure you can change them on the "C1, C2" Settings...

I can on my 5DmkII, and if you change them accidentally you just click back to the original "C" and it puts them back to the saved settings...
 
You don't have to go in to manual to register the settings - if you do that, when you select C1 or C2, it will put you in manual mode which may not be what you actually want.

Registering to C1 or C2 records the settings that are on your camera at the time, be it P, Tv, Av etc.

I have an old mirror lens that is fixed aperture, and which tends to over expose slightly. As it is fixed at f/8, I also tend to up the ISO when using it. To enable me to use it quickly, without having to think about the adjustments it needs, I set the camera in Av mode and f/8, up the ISO to 400 and dial in 2/3 stop of exposure compensation. These settings are then registered to C1, so that whenever I mount this particular lens, I can select C1 and know that the settings are good to go to get the best out of this particular lens.
 
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