At 03:41 AM 01/08/2002, you wrote: > >I was talking about flash meters (currently in the market for one) to a > >local salesman, and was told that there is not a flash meter made that will > >reliably meter flash from a speedlite, because speedlites control the > >amount of light by duration of flash as opposed to intensity (like studio > >heads). I asked, well what about when the speedlite is in manual mode, > >surely we must get accurate readings then? And the salesman replied that > >sometimes accurate readings might come about this way, but it is still > >unreliable.
All auto flash units, from the newest 550EX to the original Vivitar 283 use flash duration to control quantity when in any auto mode. Studio flash units produce the same quantity of illumination, flash after flash (as long as you don't alter the power setting). I use my Minolta Auto Meter IIIF and Auto Meter IV with both my studio strobes and auto speedlites all the time. The only issue with the speedlites is that when they're set to auto or TTL the output varies depending on whether you're standing in front of them or sticking your arm into the scene to take a reading, etc. -- regards, Henry Posner Director of Sales and Training B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc. http://www.bhphotovideo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
