Re: Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 14, 2007, at 16:12, Charles Robinson wrote: What is the control wireless mode for? I've been playing around with it, and it seems that the flash attached to the camera - the AF540FGZ - fires (and triggers the remote slave flash) in either control or master mode. I'm a little puzzled

Re: Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Jack Davis
Yes. In control mode, the on-board flash only comunucates info to the external flash and is fired out of sync with the shutter. In master mode the on-board flash also adds its exposure to the scene. I think.(?) Jack --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the control wireless

Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Charles Robinson
What is the control wireless mode for? I've been playing around with it, and it seems that the flash attached to the camera - the AF540FGZ - fires (and triggers the remote slave flash) in either control or master mode. I'm a little puzzled as to what the control mode is for and the user

Re: Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Nov 14, 2007, at 2:31 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: What is the control wireless mode for? I've been playing around with it, and it seems that the flash attached to the camera - the AF540FGZ - fires (and triggers the remote slave flash) in either control or master mode. I'm a little

Re: Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 14, 2007, at 16:53, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I don't have one to experiment with, but that's probably what tells the slave flash exactly when to fire. That makes sense. Two pre-flashes: 1st one says here we are on Channel X - wait for more. 2nd one is the exposure pre-flash.

Re: Wireless flash question: Control vs Master

2007-11-14 Thread Jack Davis
Hey, see 'ya in the spring. ;) Jack --- Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 14, 2007, at 16:53, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: I don't have one to experiment with, but that's probably what tells the slave flash exactly when to fire. That makes sense. Two pre-flashes: 1st one