Re: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Adam Maas
:41 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Super A and fill-in flash? Yes, in a way. If the camera is set to underexpose by three stops - that's what it will do. The flash will then try to give enough light for F.8. If you are out doors, only the closest part of the image will get light e

Re: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Vic Mortelmans
Hallo Bob, the higer spees are automatically reset to 1/125, but the lower speeds remain! To all others: thanks for the replies sofar. Seem to hold some good techniques, which I'll have to think over, before I understand them well... Groeten, Vic Bob Sullivan wrote: Vic, It's been a whil

Re: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Mat Maessen
There's a way of doing it with TTL flash metering as well, I've done this with my Metz. 1. Set the camera for the correct ISO for your film. Meter the scene, and choose your manual aperture and shutter speed (shutter speed has to be below flash sync speed). Leave the camera in metered manual mode.

RE: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Don Sanderson
Thanks Jens, makes sense. Don > -Original Message- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:06 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Super A and fill-in flash? > > > I must admit that I most often use this tec

RE: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Jens Bladt
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 12. februar 2006 13:39 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Super A and fill-in flash? Jens, how do you 'let the flash believe that the ISO setting is higher'? I've always just stopped down a stop or two from what the flash recommends and compensated with shutt

Re: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Vic, It's been a while since I've used the Super A, but doesn't it automatically set a 1/125 speed when you turn the AF280 on? Regards, Bob S. On 2/12/06, Vic Mortelmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hallo, > > I own the Super A (with TTL-flash) and the AF280T. The manual of this > camera says: "I

RE: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Don Sanderson
> -Original Message- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 3:41 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Super A and fill-in flash? > > > Yes, in a way. If the camera is set to underexpose by three stops - that'

RE: Super A and fill-in flash?

2006-02-12 Thread Jens Bladt
Yes, in a way. If the camera is set to underexpose by three stops - that's what it will do. The flash will then try to give enough light for F.8. If you are out doors, only the closest part of the image will get light enough for f8. The rest will be under exposed by three stops. In doors (short dis