Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 6, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Brian Walters wrote: I'm being coinstantly amazed at the range of features in the DS. For what's often described as an 'entry level' DSLR, it packs a significant punch! I find it a remarkably subtle camera in many ways too. Godfrey

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-06 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks Godfrey I'm being coinstantly amazed at the range of features in the DS. For what's often described as an 'entry level' DSLR, it packs a significant punch! Cheers, Brian + Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia Quoting Godfrey DiGiorgi <[E

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-06 Thread Thibouille
Thanks for the clarification ! 2006/2/6, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Feb 5, 2006, at 11:29 PM, Thibouille wrote: > > > And BTW, Am I right if I say the ist-D internal flash can not do HS > > sync and is limited to 1/160 ?? But then I can use FEC for fill-in > > use, can't I? > > F

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 5, 2006, at 11:29 PM, Thibouille wrote: And BTW, Am I right if I say the ist-D internal flash can not do HS sync and is limited to 1/160 ?? But then I can use FEC for fill-in use, can't I? Far as I'm aware, none of the bodies have HSS with the built-in flash units so the 1/160 sec ma

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-06 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 5, 2006, at 8:25 PM, Brian Walters wrote: If I wanted to do fill flash with either of the external units, I could do that by dialing in a negative amount of flash compensation? Or have I got that screwed up? Yes. I normally set FEC some value between -.5 and -1.5EV to be more of a "f

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-05 Thread Thibouille
And BTW, Am I right if I say the ist-D internal flash can not do HS sync and is limited to 1/160 ?? But then I can use FEC for fill-in use, can't I? -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-05 Thread Brian Walters
Thanks, Godfrey I think I follow that. Another question If I wanted to do fill flash with either of the external units, I could do that by dialing in a negative amount of flash compensation? Or have I got that screwed up? Cheers, Brian + Brian

Re: Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-05 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If the *ist DS circuitry is like nearly any other camera I've had with dedicated flash metering circuitry, as long as the body and flash are communicating, the flash exposure compensation simply sets the flash metering's quench signal to the flash unit higher or lower depending upon how you

Flash Compensation - *ist DS

2006-02-05 Thread Brian Walters
Hi all I'm a bit confused about the flash compensation capabilities of the DS - not surprising really, even after many years of photography I still find flash a dark art. I originally assumed that flash compensation was only available with the built-in flash. The manual doesn't actually say that