Double Exposure

[Knocker]

]Could Anyone shed some light on how to go about doing a double exposure on my canon
50D, as i would like to give it a go but not sure what change in the camera.
Thanks to anyone that can help.

[Cathus]

You can't double expose on Canon DSLRs (as far as I'm aware) as the feature doesn't exist.

I was having this discussion with a Nikonian last week at the camera club and he was describing someone who does multiple exposures of moving water, I couldn't understand how he could do this if it wasn't in software and my mate couldn't understand why I didn't understand he did it in camera, until we both realised that Nikons have this feature but Canons don't.

I was watching a DVD only last night of Charlie Waite doing double exposures on a little compact, I checked my compact this morning and sadly it doesn't have this feature so I'm stuffed for in-camera multi-exposures.

[MattUK]

I'm confused, what's the difference between a double exposure and a two-shot bracketed exposure?

Edit - oh I see, overlaying one exposure over another in camera. What an odd feature - why would you want to do that?

[Reinardina]

Originally Posted by MattUK

I'm confused, what's the difference between a double exposure and a two-shot bracketed exposure?

Edit - oh I see, overlaying one exposure over another in camera. What an odd feature - why would you want to do that?

For special effect?
I remember in the 'old' days of film, you could get really nice double exposures, either accidental (in my case) or on purpose.

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by Reinardina

For special effect?
I remember in the 'old' days of film, you could get really nice double exposures, either accidental (in my case) or on purpose.

Yup. I remember those days too.

I once did a triple exposure, with flash, of a girl on a a swing. The first exposure with a blue filter, second with red and third with green. Net result: three different coloured images of the girl in various arcs of the swing and everything else (more or less) correct colours.

That, Matt, is why we liked the feature. OK, it's probably easier to do it in software today, but you never know.....!

[Ashleyj]

I also experimented with multiple exposures via flash. This was one I took back in the 80's on film.
The flash was set to 25% output and fired four times in a darkened room with the subjects moving to a different location between flashes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyjuk/6321204091

[MattUK]

That's my confusion - because it such a simple thing to do using software and so much more controllable. But hats off to anyone who gets good results doing it in-camera

[jet_kit]

Originally Posted by MattUK

That's my confusion - because it such a simple thing to do using software and so much more controllable. But hats off to anyone who gets good results doing it in-camera

There shouldn't be any confusion Matt. Just try to imagine a time when computers didn't exist and cameras used stuff called "Film". Images were processed in total darkness and then projected onto pieces of paper in a dull red glow before being sloshed about in a variety of chemicals that 'Elf & Safety would probably ban.

Ahh! The good old days.

[Ashleyj]

Originally Posted by jet_kit

There shouldn't be any confusion Matt. Just try to imagine a time when computers didn't exist and cameras used stuff called "Film". Images were processed in total darkness and then projected onto pieces of paper in a dull red glow before being sloshed about in a variety of chemicals that 'Elf & Safety would probably ban.

Ahh! The good old days.

You are starting sound as old as me, Chris!!

But they were good times weren't they. I still have all me darkroom equipment, not that it will ever be used again but I just can't bear to part with it.