I have made some test shots (emailed to a list member) with my *ist D and the AF500FTZ flash, using TTL-flash metering. I have used P, P(Tv), P(Av) and M settings. And quite frankly, I can't seem to get one faulty exposure no matter what I do, except perhaps from shots where the flash is out of range (long distance). I have even tried to set the camera to "Auto Sensivity Correction if out of range" - which means auto ISO setting if necessary. This didn't cause any bad exposures either - I still got good exposures. All shots were very usable and the exposure would at the most be perhaps 0.3 or stop or less off.
How come? What am I doing wrong here? What must I do to get some wrong exposures, like everyone else seem to get? Am I the only one who has a *ist D, that works just like most other Pentax cameras, manufactured after 1983 (P-series exempted)? I guess I'll have to do more tests with different flashes. If I'm lucky I may be able to get bad exposures too. I would really hate to be the only one on the list who own a Pentax *ist D, that does TTL-flash flawlessly! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. december 2004 00:21 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D? It does. Z-1/Z1p did too. I don't understand all this exposure failure talk about the TTL-flash and the *ist D. My *ist D works pretty much exactly like any other TTL-flash system I have used (Super A, PZ-1/PZ-1p and MZ-S). I have noticed small diffrerences depending on which FLASH I use. My AF280T over exposes just a little, but my all my different Metz flahses hit bulls eye IMO. So I can't really complanin about the camera. Works fine for me! Could there be any custom setting, that will influence this - perhaps an auto sensivity (ISO) setting ? Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. december 2004 23:11 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Sanderson" Subject: EC with TTL Flash on ist D? >I just took a series of shots using an M type lens at f5.6 and TTL > flash on the D in Manual Mode at 1/150 second and ISO 400. > I was about 4.5ft (1.5M) from the subject. > Used the pop up flash, room was very dimly lit. > > At EC settings from -2.5 to +2.5 all of the shots are *uniformly* > overexposed. > What gives, does EC not affect TTL flash in manual? > What does one do in this situation? Welcome to the wonderful world of TTL flash, Pentax style. William Robb
