I'm quite sure the D does not have a seperatly adjustable flash compensation. Unfortunately. To be able to use a flash as a fill flash and still use AE (sensor in camera or in flash unit) it's necassary to use a flash that will allow this. Perhaps the AF360FGZ can cheat the flash sensor in the camera body????
What I really want, is a "TTL-Flash - 0.3" or or "TTL-Flash -0.7" setting. I just want to reduce the flash output by a certain percentage, then leave everything else as if there were no flash at all. In other words, I want an adjsutable "built-in flash meter/flash controller". I normally shoot flash pics in Manual Mode, to ensure a sufficient shutter speed to freeze movement. So I have to be able to use different apertures. That's why I don't really want to use the "cheat the flash technique", which forces me to stay the same aperture setting all the time. Is there any way I can do that with the "D"? I don't shoot weeddings - but if I did - I'd certainly need a flash compensation, similar to that of the PZ-1p, to avoid a Flash Look and burned out high lights. Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Igor Roshchin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. september 2005 21:43 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings? > > Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:11:17 +0200 > From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I believe you talking to me, Kostas. > Moving the slider in the back of the AF280T does not have any effect, when > working in TTL Mode. The camera sensor will determine flash duration > according to the camera settings. > > Cheating the flash means using it in NON TTL MODE, that is using the > built-in automtics in the flash unit. (The AF500FTZ is - AFAIR not equiped > with such automatics). > > In TTL mode only two things work AFAIK: A flash compensation utility in the > flash unit or in the camera body. In any other case the flash duration will > be adjusted to accomodate "the total exposure" - meaning NO consideration of > the ambient light involved and NO compensation possible. > > Of course there's one more option, which is hardly useful: > Adjusting the shutterspeed (more time) to allow the ambient light to "play > it's part" so to speak, in the final picture. This technique is known as > Slow Flash. As I said - hardly useble for daylight shooting. > > Now a question for you and Bruce: > It seems that the AF360FGZ has a flash compensation utility (fill flash > option) which will allow the flash to give LESS light than it normally > would. Is this true??? If yes - will it work without usin the P-TTL mode? > > I still would prefer a body with a +/- option for the flash only - like the > PZ-1p had. > > Regards > > Jens Bladt > Arkitekt MAA > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > Jens, I am not sure about D, but DS has the flash-only compensation option. Oops, I just checked the manual, and found that for DS it should work only for the built-in flash (p146). Ghm.. I wonder if this is correct? And I was not able to find anything about flash compensation in the manual for D, but found that on page 90 it talks about "daylight-sync shooting" Try if it works for you.. Igor
