on 12.12.02 5:48, David Willecke at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Max, I just today got an e-mail from the Pentax corporation confirming my > observations--they said that the camera assumed the flash is the primary > light source and the one the photographer would want to be able to > adjust--and I think they are right, I just don't understand why they would > leave this out of there manuals. I tested this by putting my cameras (both > the MZ-S and ZX5-N) on a tripod and attatching and unattatching the flash > unit while moving the exposure compensation dial. The data imprinting from > the MZ-S on a roll of flash lit portraits also confirms that the apperature > and shutter were not altered despite changing the exposure compensation dial > in program mode. I tried all 3 automatic modes, as well, with the same > result. This is great--I have control of my fill flash ratios with any > flash on the camera, even the pop-up! Why does nobody seem to know this? > It seems important if you use a flash and have a pentax? > And bracketing when AF-360 is connected to MZ-S works as a flash bracketing - this is not mentioned in any manuals (except for Canadian MZ-S brochure) too. But I got used to this kind of misinformation from Pentax. It makes me happy when I discover new feature not mentioned anywhere :-)
-- Best Regards Sylwek
