Thanks Rick, good info! Don
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 8:15 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: SuperA/Program flash compensation: Experimental confirmation > > > To address a recent thread: > > Yes, the exposure compensation knob on a SuperA/Super > Program does, indeed, control the flash output when > the main dial is set to M and aperture is set on the > lens. > > Experimental details: Super Program with film speed > set to 200, Sunpak 30DX flash. Metered in a dim room, > flash turned off, manually set 1/4 sec @ f/3.5. With > exposure comp knob at 0, the flash recycled in 2 > seconds. With knob at x4 (i.e. 2 stops overexposure) > recycling took 7 seconds. With knob at x1/4 (2 stops > underexposure) recycling was instantaneous. The flash > output visibly varied, too. > > Note: if the shutter is on P (program) OR the lens is > on A, the comp knob adjusts the ambient exposure, not > the flash. If the flash is turned on during metering, > things get confusing. > > QED. > > Rick > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ >
