Does the PZ1p has a flash mode? I don't have that on
my PZ1.
--- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doing fill flash with a PZ-1p and the AF 500 FTZ is
> as easy as you wish.
> Just spin the mode dial to flash, set the
> compensation to -1.7 or whatever
> you desire and fire away. The TTL takes care of the
> rest. I have heard of
> techniques to accomplish the same thing on the ZX
> series, but I don't think
> it is as easy. Also, the PZ-1p has a 1/250 flash
> synch. This is something
> that I do all the time and am very happy with it.
>
> Bruce Dayton
> Sacramento, CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherwin Abesamis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:40 AM
> Subject: Easy fill-in flash w/ ZX-5n?
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've been trying to do fill-in flash for portraits
> but find the low sync
> > speed of the ZX-5n (1/100) really limits me. I do
> prefer blurring the
> > background in portraits, so with my Pentax-M 50mm
> f1.4 that means ideally
> I
> > should be shooting at an aperture of 1.4 - 5.6.
> However, with daylight
> > balanced ISO 100 film (e.g. Superia-Reala) via the
> Sunny-16 rule, I
> > _should_ be shooting at f16 at 1/100 under a
> bright, cloudless sky to
> > obtain proper exposures. To drop the aperture down
> to my preferred
> settings
> > I usually affix a 3-stop neutral-density filter
> over the lens, which
> brings
> > me barely into that range (f16 -> f11 -> f8 ->
> f5.6).
> >
> > Now, I don't have a dedicated TTL Pentax flash,
> just a Vivitar 285HV. What
> > I've been doing so far -- and it seems to work
> fine -- is to set the flash
> > to manual, calibrate it to ISO 100 speed,
> determine the distance to my
> > subject (usually within the range of 5-7 feet),
> and dial down the power to
> > its minimum output setting, 1/16. At full power
> (1) the flash is asking me
> > to set an aperture of 16, but since I'm blasting
> away with 4 stops less
> > light than maximum (1 -> 1/2 -> 1/4 -> 1/16) this
> brings me (I think) to
> > one-stop less light than the ambient reading,
> which provides a decent
> > balance of fill in the shadows on negative film.
> >
> > Anyway, is there a much easier way of doing this
> with the AF330FTZ or
> > AF500FTZ? Can you dial into the flash the exposure
> compensation setting
> you
> > want, like say -1.7? I've looked at the flashes in
> the store but the
> > salesmen I've talked to aren't familiar with
> Pentax flashes, so they had
> no
> > idea how to set exposure compensation on the
> flashes. I've read the
> > "contrast control" chapter in the manuals of both
> flashes but I have my
> > doubts about it working correctly (two flashes for
> fill-in -- in daylight?
> > Huh?).
> >
> > Additionally, I've read things about being able to
> use the exposure
> > compensation dial on the camera itself when it is
> set to manual as a means
> > of controlling flash output with TTL flashes. Does
> this actually work?
> >
> > Any information to enlighten my situation would be
> greatly appreciated.
> I'm
> > mostly wondering if it's reasonable to spend even
> more money on these
> > flashes or if I should just stick to what I have,
> even if my method
> crudely
> > works under ideal conditions. Incidentally, I do
> use reflectors whenever
> > possible and prefer those over fill-flash, but
> sometimes the circumstances
> > do not allow their use to be implemented. Thanks
> in advance for any
> > suggestions or advice.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sherwin Abesamis
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> -
> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.
> To unsubscribe,
> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions.
> Don't forget to
> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at
> http://pug.komkon.org .
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35
a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
-
This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe,
go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to
visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
