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>>Or you could borrow a flash meter and run some of the
>>tests without burning
>>film ...
>Careful! If the metering is done by measuring the light
>reflected off the film, and there is no film in the
>camera you will get an erroneous reading. The pressure
>plate is less r
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Or you could borrow a flash meter and run some of the
tests without burning
film ...
Careful! If the metering is done by measuring the light
reflected off the film, and there is no film in the
camera you will get an erroneous reading. The pressure
plate is less refl
>From the pictures, you may simply be caught in the ambient vs. flash auto
camera syndrome, since the non-flash shots are ok. I do not have modern
equipment and do fill flash manually, so I am speculating. Check your camera
and flash manuals to see if you have things set up properly for fill flash
> Try seeing how far out (distance) you can use
> that AF330FTZ flash.
> Try some test shots.
As allused to earlier, I try to stay pretty conscious of the effective
shooting range of my weak flash (usually with 6 to 15 feet, wide open).
> Look for flash confirmation signals in the
> viewfinder o
Jerome,
I just looked at the pictures, the subject matter, and the equipment list. I think
you have operator error, a problem with the 'wet-ware'.
Try seeing how far out (distance) you can use that AF330FTZ flash. Try some test
shots. Look for flash confirmation signals in the viewfinder o
Well, the test results are back and not a trace of misbehavior on the part
of either the flash or body; which is almost worse than otherwise
[systematic errors are much easier to identify]. So I havent a clue
. I tried to vary things up as much as possible, and even shot in
dim conditions WELL o
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Subject: RE: Camera Problems. Please Help!
On Thu, 16 May 2002, MANGUM,MARK (HP-USA,ex1) wrote:
> How about the operation of the RTF (internal pop-up)
> flash?
> Do you get the same results? If it's only a 6-7ft
> shot then the RTF should work for a test.
Blasted! I shouldve r
On Thu, 16 May 2002, MANGUM,MARK (HP-USA,ex1) wrote:
> How about the operation of the RTF (internal pop-up)
> flash?
> Do you get the same results? If it's only a 6-7ft
> shot then the RTF should work for a test.
Blasted! I shouldve read this 5 minutes ago... I just finished running my
test roll
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Subject: Re: Camera Problems. Please Help!
Thanks for all of the suggestions. Here is my reply (or replies) to the
comments thus far. Maybe this will help spark some other ideas. Otherwise,
it sounds like Pentax will be "borrowing" my equipment for a while (once
again!).
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Jerome Daryl Coombs-Reyes wrote:
> I let a full day pass, and am finally composed enough to write this
> email I recently received 4 rolls of slide film back from Kodak (Fair
> Lawn), and the results were atrocious (and its no longer just because
> of bad technique!). Specifically, more than 1/2
Thanks for all of the suggestions. Here is my reply (or replies) to the
comments thus far. Maybe this will help spark some other ideas. Otherwise,
it sounds like Pentax will be "borrowing" my equipment for a while (once
again!).
Paul:
You mentioned insufficient current (from rechargeables) as wel
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