Steve, No. You have to have both a body and flash that work together. The cameras that Michael mentioned are your only options and the AF360FGZ is the only Pentax flash to date to do this.
Bruce Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 8:36:38 PM, you wrote: SP> OK, SP> So in order to get accurate exposure, is this a SP> setting that has to be on the camera body, or on the SP> flash unit itself, or both? Is this something I could SP> achieve with my Super Program or MX, if I picked up a SP> newer flash? SP> Sorry again to bother you guys for the mundane... SP> --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Steve, >> >> When doing daylight fill flash you are normally >> limited to the flash >> synch speed for the shutter. Many times this >> requires you to choose a >> very small f-stop due to the brightness. HSS allows >> you to choose any >> shutter speed you want above the flash synch by >> strobing the flash so >> that the image is evenly illuminated. Naturally the >> range of the >> flash is severely shortened. Most useful for >> portraits in the >> daylight - killing shadows on the face, putting a >> catchlight in the >> eyes. >> >> >> Bruce >> >> >> >> Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 8:13:21 PM, you wrote: >> >> SP> What, exactly, is high speed flash sync? >> >> SP> Sorry for the dumbness again :( >> >> >> SP> --- Michael Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Levente, >> >> >> >> The *ist appears to be a very robust camera for >> its >> >> price and is >> >> supposed to have Pentax's latest and best >> autofocus. >> >> If autofocus is >> >> important to you, I would wait for that camera. >> >> >> >> As far as those portrait and landscape modes, the >> >> *ist has them, but you >> >> can just ignore them. The don't really get in >> the >> >> way. >> >> >> >> The one advanced feature that is very useful IMO >> is >> >> the high-speed flash >> >> sync. I use it all the time for outdoor >> portraits >> >> and snapshots. As >> >> far as I know, the only Pentax cameras that offer >> >> high-speed flash sync >> >> are the MZ-S, ZX-L and *ist. You have to buy the >> >> AF360-FGZ to get >> >> high-speed sync. >> >> >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote: >> >> >> >> >Let me preface that I don't speak the language >> of >> >> advanced photography. >> >> >My main camera happily works without batteries, >> and >> >> even if I put >> >> >batteries in them all it has is a light meter... >> >> >> (Pentax MX) I love >> >> >this, I can say I really learned photography >> with >> >> this guy and I am >> >> >usually getting satisfacorty results. The >> features >> >> on my MX (and backup >> >> >ME Super SE) and M series lenses is what I >> >> understand. Never have been >> >> >exposed to more. (I am absolutely serious... >> >> though I looked up what a >> >> >mirrir lockup means when I considered buying a >> KX, >> >> now that I think of >> >> >it I also know what multi exposure is :)) >> >> > >> >> >Let's say I want to upgrade. I know that A >> lenses >> >> allow the camera to >> >> >automatically set apeture and the FA lenses can >> >> autofocus. But nothing >> >> >more (like what the dif is between AF and AF2, >> >> etc.) >> >> > >> >> >What camera should I get? Can someone compare >> the >> >> *ist to the models of >> >> >choice from the MZ or ZX series. What are the >> >> features and differences >> >> >between features or feel, what those features >> mean, >> >> how useful they are, >> >> >etc. >> >> > >> >> >Let me just say that I try to be serious about >> my >> >> photography so I >> >> >prefer a camera with features that make sence to >> >> photographers and not >> >> >bozos. Even if I can't use them now, I would >> >> rather learn pro features >> >> >then set the camera to the "Portrait or >> Landscape" >> >> feature and let it do >> >> >its thing. I can see from >> >> http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ that the ZX-6, >> >> >7, 10, 30 50 has these features. I don't >> >> understand what these do but >> >> >this sounds extremely fishy. Are these useful? >> >> Does the *ist have >> >> >these? On the other hand I don't know what the >> >> rest (Av, M, P, Tv, Hm, >> >> >etc.) mean either. I know there used to be a >> link >> >> to explanations but >> >> >when I was doing only manual work I never >> bothered >> >> to read them. Now I >> >> >can't find them... >> >> > >> >> >I know that the answer could be the size of a >> novel >> >> but if you don't >> >> >mind punding it out... also if everyone just >> puts >> >> in their 2c worth I >> >> >can put it together... :)) >> >> > >> >> >Many Thanks from the rookie of modern >> photography. >> >> > >> >> >L >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> SP> >> __________________________________________________ >> SP> Do you Yahoo!? >> SP> Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, >> more >> SP> http://taxes.yahoo.com/ >> SP> __________________________________________________ SP> Do you Yahoo!? SP> Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more SP> http://taxes.yahoo.com/
