On Mon, 17 May 2004 21:31:28 -0400, Christian Skofteland wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph Tainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Has anyone gotten consistently good TTL results with any flash on the >> *ist D? I am in the market, but hate to spend money on something that >> may not give reliable results. >> > >YES! Consistently (as in >never-a-bad-exposure-unless-it-is-my-fault-because-I-selected-an-aperture-th >at-was-too-small-or-too-big-for-the-conditions) great results with: AF360FGZ >at "normal" distances and life-size with a 105mm lens (few inches); off >camera and on; with and without Sto-Fen omni-bounce; bounced off ceilings >and straight-on. AF500FTZ (borrowed) with and without Sto-Fen; bounced and >straight on. Vivitar AF 6000 ringlight at distances that are far too close >for Vivitar to recommend... All three have been used with ISO 200 and 400 >(I feel no need to use anything higher for flash photography).
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I will admit to a few problems,but I can explain all of them by too much reflection or not enough power. I generally use my AF360's in wireless mode lighting from both sides of what I'm photographing. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
