Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-23 Thread Vicente
>Anyway, i've been doing some reading on the various canon websites, and i >see that the cheaper 420ex can also be used as a slave. It's actually >cheaper then the metz flashes. I also understand that it hardly has any >controls, short of a on/off switch, though i couldn't find any details. This >

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-22 Thread Martijn Stol
Hello Julian, > Perhaps you could tell your friend that the 550EX is supposed to > be capable of wireless flash on a Type B body like the EOS 1N. Thanks, i'll tell her. > According to the 550EX manual, these features are available: > 1) Master control with 550EX or ST-E2 > 2) Four channels, 3 g

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-22 Thread Julian Loke
> "Martijn Stol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > The main reason the friend didn't buy a bunch of 550ex's is > because she has a pair of 1n cameras, which don't support ettl, > and the 540ez which matches the 1n doesn't have any wireless > capability. ... Hi Martinjn, Perhaps you could tell you

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Julian Loke
> "Martijn Stol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > It looks like the metz remote controll stuff is decidedly inferior > to canon ettl remote control. The metz stuff isn't that much cheaper > then the canon flashes (over here anyway). ... Hi Martijn, Thanks for your detailed information. It does

Fw: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Julian Loke
- Original Message - > From: "Martijn Stol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Julian Loke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:53 PM > Subject: Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz > Hello Julian. > > Do you have more information about M

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Julian Loke
From: "Martijn Stol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 10:27 AM Subject: Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz > Hello, > > I only own the mecablitz 34 af-3 (think ex220), but i've borrowed some other > metz flashes on

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Julian Loke
Hello Martijn, Thank you for your reply. I forwarded the information to the EOS List and the Elan 7E List. Do you have more information about Metz's own wireless slave system? Does it support TTL or automatic flash? Cheers Julian Loke * *** **

Re: EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Maciej Piotrowski
> Does the Metz Mecablitz system support ETTL features: It STRONGLY depends from adapter<>flash combination, Metz 54 mz3 + adapter 3102 for Eoses will support almost all possible functions provider by flash and camera. > 1. Pre-flash metering? Afaik Yes > 2. FEL? As above. > 3. FEC? As above..

EOS Metz ETTL Blitz

2001-05-21 Thread Julian Loke
Hello All, An intriguing question came up on the Elan 7E list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elan7e Does the Metz Mecablitz system support ETTL features: 1. Pre-flash metering? 2. FEL? 3. FEC? 4. 2nd curtain sync? 5. Stroboscope 6. Modelling flash 7. AF beam emitter 8. Wireless ETTL master 9. Wi