Bruce, Thanks for the reply. It looks like that is the answer. I had made some assumptions based on what I thought it should do if it had been a super program with an AF280T. My mistake had been in not studying the manual of the MZ-S sufficiently based on these assumptions and not noticing the caveat on the compatibility table which is confusing in itself. The table tells me that the camera switches to the flash sync speed automatically on flash ready. Then on the next line, it says in the programmed AE or shutter priority AE mode the aperture is set automatically. then the little *2 next to it says "for AF280T use the MS(Manual Sync) or Manual mode" which seems to contradict the line about setting the flash sync speed automatically! I know what manual mode is - but what is Manual Sync? "For the AF160 use aperture priority AE, M or B" which makes sense and is what I should have done insted of trying to be clever!
Let's hope I've not ruined my photos completely! Wendy At 10:17 26-12-2001 -0500, you wrote: >From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Overwhelmed by technology > >wendy, > >Your only real problem with TTL was leaving it in program mode. Switch >to aperture priority or manual and set it where you want. One of the >interesting changes in flash control has been that current cameras are >set up to use as much ambient light as possible. So they will set the >shutter speed as slow as it can based on the focal length of the lens. >This generally results in a very visible background for your subject >instead of the old black hole effect. With TTL it is still very >possible to set the shutter speed you want (within flash synch speed) >and/or the f stop you want. Then just let the camera/flash circuitry >handle the flash exposure. --- Wendy Beard Ottawa, Canada mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] home page http://www.beard-redfern.com - 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 .
