The problem with Digital is the regular TTL method relied on reflections
off the film (It's actually TTL-OTF), with the exception of the Fuji S2
Pro, no DSLR can do that sort of metering, the sensor's reflectivity is
not sufficiently predictable. Hence the reliance on preflashes.
Actually, both Canon and Nikon had gone to preflash based metering
already (Nikon's multi-sensor TTL and Canon's A-TTL and E-TTL systems
all use preflashes) as it's more accurate given the extra information
that current CPU equipped lenses can provide to the camera. Good old
Auto flash will be more reliable on a DSLR than plain TTL.
-Adam
Bruce Dayton wrote:
Hello Jens,
I can understand what you are wanting here. For DSLR's everyone has
gone to a pre-flash technique for their TTL metering. I prefer
regular TTL. When the ambient light is high and the flash is just a
fill, the pre-flash doesn't seem to cause too many problems. When the
light is lower and the flash becomes more of a main light, I switch to
an old analog Pentax TTL flash (AF400T, AF280T) and shoot TTL. I
usually have to set the body compensation to about -2 when I do this.
I am always shooting manual mode at that point so the compensation
only affects the flash output.
I guess what I am saying is that to use any later body than the PZ-1p,
like the *istD, DS, I use two different flash systems. In both cases
I usually shoot manual mode.
HTH,
Bruce
Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 2:36:45 PM, you wrote:
JB> I'm quite sure the D does not have a seperatly adjustable flash
JB> compensation. Unfortunately.
JB> To be able to use a flash as a fill flash and still use AE (sensor in camera
JB> or in flash unit) it's necassary to use a flash that will allow this.
JB> Perhaps the AF360FGZ can cheat the flash sensor in the camera body????
JB> What I really want, is a "TTL-Flash - 0.3" or or "TTL-Flash -0.7" setting.
JB> I just want to reduce the flash output by a certain percentage, then leave
JB> everything else as if there were no flash at all. In other words, I want an
JB> adjsutable "built-in flash meter/flash controller".
JB> I normally shoot flash pics in Manual Mode, to ensure a sufficient shutter
JB> speed to freeze movement. So I have to be able to use different apertures.
JB> That's why I don't really want to use the "cheat the flash technique", which
JB> forces me to stay the same aperture setting all the time.
JB> Is there any way I can do that with the "D"? I don't shoot weeddings - but
JB> if I did - I'd certainly need a flash compensation, similar to that of the
JB> PZ-1p, to avoid a Flash Look and burned out high lights.
JB> Jens Bladt
JB> Arkitekt MAA
JB> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
