On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > I think that your camera is actually using 1/100 sec. but the dislay does > not have that speed so it shows the next lower speed.
No, the display shows that speed. I noticed this with the MZ-7 a few days ago... it seems to set a sync speed of 1/15 to 1/45 when used on the fully automatic mode indoors, which is ludicrous... few casual shooters can handhold at that speed, even when the flash provides some of the exposure. Pentax's explanation was that a slow speed provides a better balance between flash and ambient light, which is true, but it can also result in subject blur. Canons use a faster sync speed, which makes for more flash-heavy picutres, but which results in sharper exposures sometimes. chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
