The Program Plus/Program A does not do TTL flash metering at all, with any flash. It doesn't have the sensor pointed at the film plane in the mirror box that you will find inside a Super Program/Super A or (P)Z-1(p) or MZ-S.
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:04:35 -0800 (PST), "Nick David > Wright" > <pedalingpr...@yahoo.com> said: > > > > Does the AF500FTZ flash retain TTL metering with the > older bodies (such > > as the Program Plus)? > > > > > I'm not positive about this, but I don't think so. > > I don't have either the Program Plus or the AF500FTZ > but I do have the > Super A (Super Program) and AF330FTZ. This is a similar > combination to > the Program Plus/AF500FTZ. The Super A/330FTZ combination > does not give > correct TTL flash exposure and the flash seems to fire at > full power > irrespective of the aperture set. > > To get TTL metering with the manual focus bodies (that > support TTL) you > need something like the old AF400T or AF280T. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
