Re: MZ-S oddness

[Bill Owens]

Sounds like you were in P-TTL mode and the 2 400W heads fired on the
pre-flash.  Matter of fact, if you saw the flash through the viewfinder, you
were in P-TTL mode and were seeing the pre-flash.

Bill

- Original Message - 
From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: MZ-S oddness


> Last weekend I took a roll of Kodak T-Max 100 with the MZ-S
> When developed, the film is hopelessly under exposed, as if
> the flashes had never been used. I was using an off camera
> FGZ-360 flash to fire two 400W heads.
> When shooting I new something was amiss as I could see the
> flash fire through the diopter, almost as if the mirror was
> not locking up.
>
> Any thoughts on why this might be?
>
> Kind regards
> Kevin
>
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> Kevin Waterson
> Port Macquarie, Australia
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Re: MZ-S oddness

[Paul Sorenson]

If you have the red-eye reduction function turned on, the pre-flash will
trigger the slaves in your studio strobes.  Turn that off and you should be
fine.

Paul

- Original Message - 
From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: MZ-S oddness


> I don't think there's a function to cancel the P-TTL.  I believe you will
> have to configure the 360 for autoflash or manual to prevent the pre-flash
> from firing the slaved strobes.
>
> Bill
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 12:33 PM
> Subject: Vs: MZ-S oddness
>
>
> > Hi!
> > If you can see the flash go off the sync is off - flash fires before
> shutter opens or vice versa. My guess would be that the preflash triggers
> the big guns before the shutter opens. IIRC there´s a function that
cancels
> the preflash.
> > All the best!
> > Raimo K
> > Photos at http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
> >
> >
> > - Original Message ----- 
> > From: Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:13 PM
> > Subject: MZ-S oddness
> >
> >
> > > Last weekend I took a roll of Kodak T-Max 100 with the MZ-S
> > > When developed, the film is hopelessly under exposed, as if
> > > the flashes had never been used. I was using an off camera
> > > FGZ-360 flash to fire two 400W heads.
> > > When shooting I new something was amiss as I could see the
> > > flash fire through the diopter, almost as if the mirror was
> > > not locking up.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts on why this might be?
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > > -- 
> > >  __
> > > (_ \
> > >  _) )           
> > > |  /  / _  ) / _  | / ___) / _  )
> > > | |  ( (/ / ( ( | |( (___ ( (/ /
> > > |_|   \) \_||_| \) \)
> > > Kevin Waterson
> > > Port Macquarie, Australia
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: MZ-S oddness

[handmaid]

P-TTL mode... pre-flash!!

My God, I'm glad I use an LX, no such complex considerations/errors. Tell me, does the 
MZ-S have a PMT mode?

Anton