RE: flash for istD

2004-09-12 Thread Butch Black
Hi Amita Glad to hear you got the Sigma, I didn't know that they had a Pentax version. Would you do me a favor and let me know how you like it and what the guide number is at a lens setting that will cover a 35mm lens. I know it's like 160 for something like a 105 lens. The only problem with the w

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-12 Thread Mark Roberts
On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:44:06 -0400, you wrote: >> Sigma now make 2 flashes which work for the *stD and others >> that allow for high speed flash and so on > >Thanks, Leon and everyone else! I went to B&H today and bought the Sigma >EF-500 Super P-TTL. It was only $179. I'm pretty sure it does wir

RE: flash for istD

2004-09-11 Thread Nick Clark
Or red-eye reduction! Nick -Original Message- From: "Don Sanderson"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 11/09/04 14:59:31 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: flash for istD On my flashes the "pre-flash" in

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-11 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:38:03 +0100 (BST), Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It has been covered before. The flash Prefires (my mnemonic, not > necessarily what the P means), the camera TTL-measures and takes the > picture with a second flash, adjusting flash duration as per the

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-11 Thread Ryan Lee
Think there's a guy on eBay with a few af360fgzs, and I think they're going around USD200? Cheers, Ryan - Original Message - From: "Amita Guha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 8:39 AM Subject: flash for istD > Are there any third-party fl

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-11 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, frank theriault wrote: > On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:02:00 -0400, Angel Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Amita, > > I have tested with 2 flashes ,the 500FTZ and the dedicated 360FGZ. > > Someone needs to answer Amita's question: > > What's P-TTL? I'd like to know, too.

RE: flash for istD

2004-09-10 Thread Leon Altoff
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:19:01 -0400, Amita Guha wrote: >Yep, I meant TTL. Sorry for the confusion. What's P-TTL? I just want to >be able to put the flash on the camera and not have to think about it. > >Also, is the voltage on my old Vivitar Thyristor 2500 too high for the >istD to handle? Sigma n

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-10 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 00:02:00 -0400, Angel Ramos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Amita, > I have tested with 2 flashes ,the 500FTZ and the dedicated 360FGZ. Someone needs to answer Amita's question: What's P-TTL? I'd like to know, too. cheers, frank -- "It's about time we started to take

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-10 Thread Angel Ramos
Hi Amita, I have tested with 2 flashes ,the 500FTZ and the dedicated 360FGZ. While I prefer the last one, if I have a wedding to work, I would use the 500! Why?, you can use external battery power with it. I use a Quatum battery with dedicated cable. You can 't with the 360FG, you are li

RE: flash for istD

2004-09-10 Thread Amita Guha
- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:57 PM > To: Amita Guha > Subject: Re: flash for istD > > > Hello Amita, > > You might give just a little more detail concerning > "communicate" - do you mean P-TTL or TTL or

Re: flash for istD

2004-09-10 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Amita, You might give just a little more detail concerning "communicate" - do you mean P-TTL or TTL or Auto or manual? I have both AF360FGZ's and AF400T's. I use the AF360's just for daylight flash fill because of high speed synch. I use the AF400T's in regular TTL for receptions and dial