Because when you use the flash on manual, it uses the full charge of the condensers for each shot. That means it has to do a full recycle. On auto it just uses part of the charge and only has to do a partial recharge. Depending on the distance that can be very short or almost as long as on manual.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brendan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Using MZ-M with Non-Dedicated Flash > Try new batteries, I have noticed that with the > Achiever flash set to > manual it slowed down my MZ-M. I do not know why but > it does seem > that the camera knows there is a flash there once a > connection is made > on the hot shoe and it tries to communicate, using a > bit of power > doing so. I have not had that problem with the battery > pack fg. > > > --- Jeffrey Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've noticed a problem using my Vivitar 285HV on > > this camera that I don't > > seem to have using it with any of my older cameras. > > Using the flash, there > > seems to be a long time delay between the mirror > > moving up and the shutter > > actually firing. When I remove the flash, the > > camera works normally, with > > no noticeable delay. > > > > Has anyone had a similar experience? Can you > > explain why this happens? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Jeff > > - > > 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 . > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Music, Movies, Sports, Games! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca > - > 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 . - 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 .
