I don't know who said what. I guess Adam said only the cheapest Pentax DSLR (DS2) supports plain TTL flash. That is not the case. So does the PENTAX *ist D. I want the new DSLR to support plain TTL (perhaps as well as other, more recent systems). Or I will have to consider taking my business elsewhere. I have more money invested in TTL flashes than the cost of a new body. I don't se any reason why a new pro-speced camera should not support more than one kind of TTL flash. Most pro's already have several TTL flashes (and lenses etc.). If a pro body is made for photographers, it should support the gear that photographers already use. It should support the photographers - not just the manufacturer's need of selling a lot of "improved" stuff.
Some times the manufacturer's just change things for the reason of selling more - not because it's actually an improvement. Crippled means a lack of backwards compatibility. For amateurs it's not that important. They only have one body and a few lenses and maybe one flash. For pro's it's important since they have many lenses and flashes. Crippling backwards compatibility means making cameras for "one time buyers" - amateurs that buy one camera every five years. Not for a pro, using many components of the same brand all the time. I would hate to have to change brands - or switch to "computer flash" because of one tiny missing circuit worth only a couple of dollars. To me pre-flash is a step backwards - it takes time, it's annoying and not necessary at all. I can make perfectly lit flash photographs with the D and a bounced 100 USD TTL Metz flash. What's the problem with that? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. april 2006 02:00 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: DL TTL flash madness Jens, what are you talking about? You said you don't want the D2 if it's the same as a DL in terms of flash handling. I asked why the new high-end body would it be crippled like the cheapest DSLR that Pentax sells. Are you saying that the D is also crippled? If so, your complaints lead me to believe you should buy a DS2. You seem to think I'm saying the very opposite of what I'm saying. -Aaron -----Original Message----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: RE: DL TTL flash madness Date: Mon Apr 3, 2006 12:59 pm Size: 1K To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> BTW, I didn't know that my PENTAX *ist D was their very cheapest DSLR? I knew it was their first one, though. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. april 2006 17:29 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: DL TTL flash madness Who said only? Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Aaron Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 3. april 2006 15:49 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: DL TTL flash madness On Apr 3, 2006, at 2:22 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > Crippled or not. > If the new 10 MP Pentax body doesn't support ordenary TTL flash, I > won't be > buying it. > I have too many flashes - I guess 7 or 8 TTL flahses, one of which is > a Metz > 60-CT2. Why on earth would you expect that the new top-end body would have only the feature set of the very cheapest DSLR that Pentax makes? -Aaron -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 03/31/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 03/31/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 03/31/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 03/31/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/300 - Release Date: 04/03/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/300 - Release Date: 04/03/2006
