: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
Dario Bonazza wrote:
s I own the D (which also doesn't work as well as the DS with TTL).
In what way doesn't the D work well with TTL? Please don't tell my two D
cameras, because they both work fine with either TTL (AF
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
At the
end of the day, I'm afraid that the only TTL flash working well on the D to
be the Sigma EF500 DG.
And that's P-TTL, right? Or are you saying that it has a TTL mode and
it works well on the -D?
Kostas
Yes, P-TTL.
My point is that, before exploring the nuances of TTL vs.P-TTL, one needs a
reliable system.
The D only gets that with the Sigma DG (P-TTL).
The DS gets that with any TTL/P-TTL flash I've tried so far, old new.
That's a big improvement IMO, too quickly thrown away with the DL
that with any TTL/P-TTL flash I've tried so far, old new.
That's a big improvement IMO, too quickly thrown away with the DL.
Dario
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From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash
to be tightened aggressively.
Paul
On Apr 1, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
At the end of the day, I'm afraid that the only TTL flash working
well on the D to be the Sigma EF500 DG.
And that's P-TTL, right? Or are you saying that it has
Thibouille wrote:
Well, DL was not supposed to replace the DS.
DL is just a lower spec DS. Good or bad i don't know but it is logical
something is missing on the DL compared to the DS and DL being a more
coming from bridge type of camera I guess the middle user buying a
DL shouldn't be bothered
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From: Paul Stenquist
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
The AF400T works great on the D. i think the reason Dario and others have
experienced so many failures and erratic behavior patterns with certain
flashes on the D is that the connectors on the D hotshoe
Bill and others,
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a product called Digital Flash
Powder as something that can help the erratic performance of some flash
units used on DSLR cameras. A Google search should turn up
, Dario Bonazza wrote:
At the end of the day, I'm afraid that the only TTL flash working
well on the D to be the Sigma EF500 DG.
And that's P-TTL, right? Or are you saying that it has a TTL mode and
it works well on the -D?
Kostas
Made by a company known as Muskets for Freedom.
Jack
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bill and others,
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal
experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a product called Digital
Flash
Powder as something that
especially the first application.
Kenneth Waller
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
Bill and others,
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a product
afraid that the only TTL flash working
well on the D to be the Sigma EF500 DG.
And that's P-TTL, right? Or are you saying that it has a TTL mode and
it works well on the -D?
Kostas
Jack Davis wrote:
Made by a company known as Muskets for Freedom.
Jack
Which bayonet mount does it use?
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bill and others,
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal
experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a
mike wilson wrote:
Jack Davis wrote:
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a product called
Digital Flash Powder
Made by a company known as Muskets for Freedom.
One that didn't sell well. IOW, turned out to be a 'flash in the pan'.
Sorry!
J
--- mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jack Davis wrote:
Made by a company known as Muskets for Freedom.
Jack
Which bayonet mount does it use?
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It sounds almost like a simple software oversight involving 3rd grade
mathematics.
Tom C.
From: Toine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:24:51 +0200
I doubt the connector is the problem
Mark Roberts wrote:
mike wilson wrote:
Jack Davis wrote:
--- Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't use flash, so I cannot recommend this from personal experience,
however, a few people I know have suggested a product called
Digital Flash Powder
Made by a company known as
, and the wheel has to be tightened
aggressively.
PS Paul
PS On Apr 1, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
At the end of the day, I'm afraid that the only TTL flash working
well on the D to be the Sigma EF500 DG.
And that's P-TTL, right? Or are you saying
the nuances of TTL vs.P-TTL, one needs a
reliable system.
The D only gets that with the Sigma DG (P-TTL).
The DS gets that with any TTL/P-TTL flash I've tried so far, old new.
That's a big improvement IMO, too quickly thrown away with the DL.
Dario
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From
a bit, interrupting contact. Even the Sigma has to
be mounted carefully, and the wheel has to be tightened aggressively.
Paul
On Apr 1, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
At the end of the day, I'm afraid that the only TTL flash working
ARG
I've just discovered that the DL doesn't manage TTL flash with flash units
older than the AF360FGZ. All pictures taken with AF500FTZ, AF400FTZ, and the
like, are badly washed out (apparently, the flash unit always emits full
power).
Am I the only one previously unaware
I thought this was mentioned here on this list previously, and I know
I saw it mentioned on the DPReview.com forum.
One of the primary differences between the DL and DS bodies is that
they removed all capability to do straight TTL flash metering with
the DL body, where the DS body performs
of the primary differences between the DL and DS bodies is that they
removed all capability to do straight TTL flash metering with the DL
body, where the DS body performs TTL metering with older Pentax-dedicated
external flash units. The DL is a P-TTL only body: with older flash units
it lacks
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
I think of it as a crippled flash interface.
I share your disappointment.
Kostas
On Mar 31, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
... I think of it as a crippled flash interface. ...
I understand your disappointment; it is one of the reasons I prefer
the DS body. However, for the newcomer to SLR cameras who is going to
buy new flash equipment along with body and
On 3/31/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think of it as a crippled flash interface.
Dario
Yeah. Considering it's probably just a $5 circuit.
:-)
Dave
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Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Mar 31, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
... I think of it as a crippled flash interface. ...
I understand your disappointment; it is one of the reasons I prefer the
DS body. However, for the newcomer to SLR cameras who is going to buy new
flash
On Mar 31, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote:
That's fine. The problem is for those who bought the DL thinking to
use their AF500FTZ and then discover they cannot. It's not me, as I
own the D (which also doesn't work as well as the DS with TTL).
However, a folk I know bought the DL 4
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Someone said they thought it would cost $0.50 per body to support
the TTL metering. That may not seem like much to you, but I've seen weeks
of debate in an engineering/marketing meeting to get $0.01 more cost out
of a component intended for
Dario Bonazza wrote:
s I own the D (which also doesn't work as well as the DS with TTL).
In what way doesn't the D work well with TTL? Please don't tell my two D
cameras, because they both work fine with either TTL (AF 400T) or TTL-P (Sigma
500 Super).
Paul
body, intended for newcomers to the brand? Features are
dropped to allow lower pricing on such equipment.
Your point about research is very valid. However, the -DL is the first
Pentax since the Super-A not to feature TTL flash, thus the surprise.
Also, Pentax at the time did not have
On Mar 31, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Tom C wrote:
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Someone said they thought it would cost $0.50 per body to support
the TTL metering. That may not seem like much to you, but I've
seen weeks of debate in an engineering/marketing meeting to get
$0.01
Paul,
This is weird. I have a Sunpak flash that works
beautifully in TTL mode on my Super Program, PZ-1, and
PZ-1p, and doesn't work worth poop on the
istD--everything is grossly (but variably)
overexposed.
Rick
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dario Bonazza wrote:
s I own the D (which
My D only exposes TTL flash correctly when set at 400 ISO. 200 ISO is
app. .7 EV underexposed and 800 ISO .7 EV overexposed. Since I use RAW
it's not important only strange behaviour of the D.
On 3/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dario Bonazza wrote:
s I own the D (which
Sounds like you're getting full manual due to a bad connection. The flash TTL
contact probably isn't connecting properly to the hot shoe. I notice that I
have to be careful fully insert the hot shoe cord of my Pentax AF400T.
Sometimes I even wet it a bit with saliva, which seems to improve the
should have seen this change coming when the MZ-S was
introduced with P-TTL in 2001. I expect the only reason it took so
long was that there were so few P-TTL flash options. Now we have the
AF360FGZ and AF540FGZ from Pentax and the EF500DG Super and EF500ST
from Sigma - and probably others coming
On Mar 31, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
Your point about research is very valid. However, the -DL is the
first Pentax since the Super-A not to feature TTL flash, thus the
surprise. Also, Pentax at the time did not have but the puny 360
available, and still doesn't have
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006, Mark Roberts wrote:
Now we have the AF360FGZ and AF540FGZ from Pentax
Is it out? How much?
Kostas
On Mar 31, 2006, at 10:14 AM, Tom C wrote:
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Someone said they thought it would cost $0.50 per body to support
the TTL metering. That may not seem like much to you, but I've seen
weeks of debate in an engineering/marketing meeting to get $0.01 more
On Mar 31, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Tom C wrote:
My point was long the lines that if $10,000 is wasted to save $.01
on a single unit, it will take a million sales of the unit to make
that up.
...
I understand what you're saying, and agree from a certain
viewpoint, but that cost is still a cost.
No... P30, A3000 and MZ-M do not support TTL.
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--
*ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I have little faith in most sales personnel these days, sadly enough.
Most of them seem to have difficulty understanding even basic
differences between models other than price and how many megapixels...
Good point. If I were to meet a camera salesman in a proper photo
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:03 AM
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
Sounds like you're getting full manual due to a bad connection. The flash
TTL contact probably isn't connecting properly to the hot shoe. I notice
that I have to be careful
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DL TTL flash madness
In what way doesn't the D work well with TTL?
The part where the camera is supposed to control flash output.
William Robb
Mark Roberts wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I have little faith in most sales personnel these days, sadly enough.
Most of them seem to have difficulty understanding even basic
differences between models other than price and how many megapixels...
Good point. If I were to meet a
In my case, I use a Vivitar 3700 flash with TTL flash
module with a D. I need to set flash exposure to -1.5
stop to get correct flash exposures at ISO 200. I
have not tried other ISO settings. I used to use the
3700 flash with a PZ-1P, Super Program, and ZX-7
without any need to adjust flash
Pentax instruction leaflet provided with the flash adapters/cords warnings
you not to put a hot shoe adapter F on camera AND then a flash unit on it.
Why the heck? How can this be different from putting an adapter on camera, a
5p cord attached onto it and a flash unit at the other end of the
Is it a mechanical problem with the set-up? Too wrak flimsy? Bob S.
On 3/24/06, Dario Bonazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pentax instruction leaflet provided with the flash adapters/cords warnings
you not to put a hot shoe adapter F on camera AND then a flash unit on it.
Why the heck? How can
- Original Message -
From: Dario Bonazza
Subject: Odd TTL flash setup
Pentax instruction leaflet provided with the flash adapters/cords warnings
you not to put a hot shoe adapter F on camera AND then a flash unit on it.
Why the heck? How can this be different from putting an adapter
William Robb wrote:
Pentax instruction leaflet provided with the flash adapters/cords
warnings you not to put a hot shoe adapter F on camera AND then a flash
unit on it.
Why the heck? How can this be different from putting an adapter on
camera, a 5p cord attached onto it and a flash unit at
On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Dario Bonazza wrote:
Pentax instruction leaflet provided with the flash adapters/cords warnings
you not to put a hot shoe adapter F on camera AND then a flash unit on it.
Why the heck? How can this be different from putting an adapter on camera, a
5p cord attached onto it
Need advice, gang.
My wife has set up a bird feeder that is the most popular thing (for birds)
since day-old bread. Every time I try to approach with my camera on monopod,
though, off they fly. I don't have time to wait for them to get used to me. But
I can shoot them in the mornings from our
I assume you're going to be using a fairly long lens? That flash isn't going to
be powerful enought to have much affect on the exposure outdoors. I'd try
shooting at ISO 400. Set exposure manually to one stop under a spot meter
reading on the bird feeder at as large an aperture as possible.
Metering W/P-TTL Flash?
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I assume you're going to be using a fairly long lens? That flash isn't going
to be powerful enought to have much affect on the exposure outdoors. I'd try
shooting at ISO 400. Set exposure manually to one stop under a spot meter
reading
On Mon, 30 May 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Sensor in the Super Program is on the side, facing the film,
although the Super Program doesn't meter off the film normally.
Of all Pentax SLR cameras, only the LX meters non-flash off the film.
All Pentax TTL-flash cameras meter flash off the film
BTW,
I have had the SFXn and it's a very loud camera. With the AA grip the
grip is very good, but it comes (as does SuperA) from an era when
Pentax tried strange control ergonomics - buttons and such (nearly
everybody did, the worst culprit was Minolta - their cameras from the
early AF era are an
Aesthetically and ergonomically, there is no contest. The Super A is a
little jewel. The SFx is a great lumbering dynosaur. But they're both
well-made and competent cameras.
John
On Tue, 31 May 2005 13:51:12 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW,
I have had the SFXn and it's a
BS The TTL flash in the LX measures flash light bouncing off of the film.
BS The TTL flash in the Super Program measures with a sensor in the
BS mirror box. The effect is the same, ie. it measures the flash as
BS actually seen by the camera at the film.
Actually, both work the exact same way
On Sun, 29 May 2005, John Forbes wrote:
Yer pays yer money, and yer takes yer choice. If you don't need
auto-focus, my choice would be the Super-A.
When comparing the SFXn with the Super-A it's the built-in winder that
makes the difference for me (particularly since he will be using
The TTL flash in the LX measures flash light bouncing off of the film.
BS The TTL flash in the Super Program measures with a sensor in the
BS mirror box. The effect is the same, ie. it measures the flash as
BS actually seen by the camera at the film.
Actually, both work the exact same way
of the Super A is for TTL flash only, a typical
Pentax design that has remained unchanged for all film bodies.
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
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--- Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And to go completely wacky, the MZ-10 is another forgotten gem (it is
also frequently black, for those who care). Despite the 0 in the end,
it has full backward compatibility with the K/M lenses.
Indeed, just bought a new old stock from eBay
questions:
- are the flash units for the Super Program still easy to find?
- are they the same as for the LX?
- any chance of mounting a thread-mount lens on the Super Program and
still enjoying TTL flash metering??? Otherwise, I will have to start
buying K-mount lenses...
Are there other Pentax
- are they the same as for the LX?
Yes.
- any chance of mounting a thread-mount lens on the Super Program and
still enjoying TTL flash metering??? Otherwise, I will have to start
buying K-mount lenses...
No idea :-(
Are there other Pentax-camera's that I should consider and that are
available on the second
I have a SuperA/SuperProgram for sale.
I also have the MotorA which offers a nice grip, vertical shutter
button and and 3 fps speed.
It does of course TTL.
PLease contact me offlist if interested.
Regards,
--
Thibouille
--
Z1,SuperA,KX,MX,P30t and KR-10x
Vic,
I bought the Super Program/Super A new 20+ years ago and was very
pleased with the flash TTL on the camera. It was way ahead of its
time and other brands.
The TTL flash in the LX measures flash light bouncing off of the film.
The TTL flash in the Super Program measures with a sensor
On Sun, 29 May 2005, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Your only
problem will be getting a K-bayonet to screwmount adapter for the
Super Program.
Why?
Kostas
are listed in
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/flashes/TTL/index.html
- are they the same as for the LX?
Yes.
- any chance of mounting a thread-mount lens on the Super Program and
still enjoying TTL flash metering??? Otherwise, I will have to start
buying K-mount lenses...
No idea :-(
Are there other
On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Mark Cassino wrote:
I get the pre-flash and the flash from the AF360, but no TTL flash
confirmation in the view finder of the *ist-D (the lighting bolt blinking
after the flash.) The exposures are OK - maybe a full half stop under
exposed but I think the *ist is designed
Mark Cassino wrote on 16.02.05 5:05:
I get the pre-flash and the flash from the AF360, but no TTL flash
confirmation in the view finder of the *ist-D (the lighting bolt blinking
after the flash.) The exposures are OK - maybe a full half stop under
exposed but I think the *ist is designed
Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:49 AM
Subject: Re: *ist-D TTL Flash Confirmation
Yeah, there is NO flash confirmation in P-TTL with either *istD nor with
Ds!
There is simply error in *istD manual stating that confirmation should
I'm trying to figure out if something is wrong with my AF360FGZ flash...
I put it on the *ist-D, set everything to normal (i.e. - no high speed
flash, no of shoe flash, not even red eye reduction.)
I get the pre-flash and the flash from the AF360, but no TTL flash
confirmation in the view
I've been hunting the Pentax 40mm 2.8 pancake on ebay for a long time now,
but never manage to find one that 1) is in decent shape, 2) is affordable,
and 3) I don't get sniped from at the last second. If you've got one you
wouldn't mind parting with, let me know.
I'm also on the lookout for
Apologies if this post shows up twice. I sent it this morning, but never
got it back from the list, so I'm not sure if it actually made it.
I've been hunting the Pentax 40mm 2.8 pancake on ebay for a long time now,
but never manage to find one
Does anyone know if any of the Pentax digital ps
cameras, like the Optios, will work in P-TTL mode with
a wireless flash like the Pentax 360?
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It doesn't look like it. I figured the 750Z might along with all the other
stuff it has. I mean, really, any camera with a food mode really should
support P-TTL! :)
t
On 12/27/04 9:53, Steve Pearson wrote:
Does anyone know if any of the Pentax digital ps
cameras, like the Optios, will work
I have very few problems with the AF360FGZ or AF140C on the *istD. As good as
with the MZ-S.
Nick
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
My AF400T is reasonably good on TTL with the *istD, although I have to say
it is a bit better on the LX.
/bladt
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Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 4. december 2004 03:46
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: Wierder! was-- EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Here are 7 small pics taken with the ist-D and 500 FTZ:
http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/flashtest/FlashTest.htm
think you have too much space to fill
with the flash. Did you get TTL-flash confirmation in the first one
for example?
The pro in a friend's wedding in October was using a Nikon D. He told
me that flash is all over the place.
Kostas
Don Sanderson a écrit :
I just took a series of shots using an M type lens at f5.6 and TTL
flash on the D in Manual Mode at 1/150 second and ISO 400.
I was about 4.5ft (1.5M) from the subject.
Used the pop up flash, room was very dimly lit.
At EC settings from -2.5 to +2.5 all of the shots
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Not an expert in anything, but I think you have too much space to
fill
with the flash. Did you get TTL-flash confirmation in the first one
for example?
I'm not an expert either, but I know that my
- Original Message -
From: Thibs
Subject: Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Maybe the prob come from Pentax using only old CW with flash rather
than modern way of metering light?
Get real.
My 20 year old LX (centre weighted) is more accurate than my istD.
My Super program (centre
My AF400T is reasonably good on TTL with the *istD, although I have to say it
is a bit better on the LX.
Paul
- Original Message -
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
Subject: Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Not an expert in anything, but I think you have too much space to
fill
I have made some test shots (emailed to a list member) with my *ist D and
the AF500FTZ flash, using TTL-flash metering.
I have used P, P(Tv), P(Av) and M settings. And quite frankly, I can't seem
to get one faulty exposure no matter what I do, except perhaps from shots
where the flash is out
and
the AF500FTZ flash, using TTL-flash metering.
I have used P, P(Tv), P(Av) and M settings. And quite frankly, I can't
seem
to get one faulty exposure no matter what I do, except perhaps from shots
where the flash is out of range (long distance).
I have even tried to set the camera to Auto
Thank God, Christan!
Jens
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 3. december 2004 20:40
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Jens, I'm with you. I have not had
]
Subject: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
I have made some test shots (emailed to a list member) with my *ist D and
the AF500FTZ flash, using TTL-flash metering.
I have used P, P(Tv), P(Av) and M settings. And quite frankly, I
can't seem
to get one faulty exposure no matter what I do, except
OK
Jens
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 3. december 2004 20:57
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Jens, see what luck you have with the built in flash
cameras).
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
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Fra: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 3. december 2004 20:57
Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Emne: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Jens, see what luck you have with the built
Here are 7 small pics taken with the ist-D and 500 FTZ:
http://www.donsauction.com/pdml/flashtest/FlashTest.htm
The chair is light/medium brown.
They are 1 stop of EC apart from -3 to +3.
No difference appears until you reach the plus side,
+1, +2 and +3 show an increase in exposure.
The -3, -2,
from the flash and the user
sets aperture. On the Super Program, LX, etc., it will do TTL flash
with auto aperture select and auto shutter speed select using the
camera's internal sensor and Pentax's ANALOG communications link
between camera and flash. On the autofocus Pentax cameras
I just took a series of shots using an M type lens at f5.6 and TTL
flash on the D in Manual Mode at 1/150 second and ISO 400.
I was about 4.5ft (1.5M) from the subject.
Used the pop up flash, room was very dimly lit.
At EC settings from -2.5 to +2.5 all of the shots are *uniformly*
overexposed
What gives, does EC not affect TTL flash in manual?
Exactly my experience... however I've found that it's generally pretty
accurate. It's just those few situations where it refuses to cooperate!
What does one do in this situation?
If you're using the inbuilt flash... cover part of it up
- Original Message -
From: Don Sanderson
Subject: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
I just took a series of shots using an M type lens at f5.6 and TTL
flash on the D in Manual Mode at 1/150 second and ISO 400.
I was about 4.5ft (1.5M) from the subject.
Used the pop up flash, room was very
It does. Z-1/Z1p did too.
I don't understand all this exposure failure talk about the TTL-flash and
the *ist D. My *ist D works pretty much exactly like any other TTL-flash
system I have used (Super A, PZ-1/PZ-1p and MZ-S). I have noticed small
diffrerences depending on which FLASH I use. My
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Subject: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
It does. Z-1/Z1p did too.
I don't understand all this exposure failure talk about the TTL-flash and
the *ist D. My *ist D works pretty much exactly like any other TTL-flash
system I have used (Super A, PZ-1/PZ-1p and MZ-S). I have noticed
Message-
From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
Jens, have you tried this in Manual mode with
an M lens on the D?
I'll look around in the setup and see what I can find.
I saw
- Original Message -
From: Jens Bladt
Subject: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
I don't understand all this exposure failure talk about the
TTL-flash and
the *ist D.
Shot within 20 seconds or so of each other..
http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/PDMLtemp/
This is typical of how
What's this?
I can't believe my lens.
Wow!
Oh, I'm supposed to be setting the exposure.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
Idiot Proof == Expert Proof
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William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Jens Bladt
Subject: RE: EC with TTL Flash on ist D
- Original Message -
From: Graywolf
Subject: Re: EC with TTL Flash on ist D?
What's this?
I can't believe my lens.
Wow!
Oh, I'm supposed to be setting the exposure.
Right.
This stupid calender is being both lots of fun, and at the same time,
one of the dumbest things I have ever been
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