Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Cory Papenfuss
the built-in flash can only be used as manual only (no TTL), unless one is shooting in one of the smiley face modes -- WTF?! If the DL is like my DS, the built-in flash doesn't do TTL at all. It will only do P-TTL, and only when a sufficiently automatic lens is attached (AF minimum IIRC). I

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Mishka
how do you do that? when i am in Av, pressing Fn button and selecting flash icon, the automatic flash icons are greyed out. and the manual seem to confirm that (page 50). am i missing something? of course, i meant p-ttl. best, mishka On 3/17/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Mishka wrote on 17.03.06 13:27: how do you do that? when i am in Av, pressing Fn button and selecting flash icon, the automatic flash icons are greyed out. and the manual seem to confirm that (page 50). am i missing something? of course, i meant p-ttl. Because these icons set flash in full

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Mishka
you seem to be right: i was confused by what manual called manual flash -- it didn't occur to me that manual flash means manually pushing the button :) thanks a lot man! best, mishka On 3/17/06, Sylwester Pietrzyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mishka wrote on 17.03.06 13:27: how do you do that?

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Thibouille
It will only do P-TTL, and only when a sufficiently automatic lens is attached (AF minimum IIRC). I know I've used P mode with the kit lens. Should be ok also with A lenses but I didn't check. -- -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:20 AM, Thibouille wrote: It will only do P-TTL, and only when a sufficiently automatic lens is attached (AF minimum IIRC). I know I've used P mode with the kit lens. Should be ok also with A lenses but I didn't check. Yes, P-TTL flash metering works fine with any

stupid *istD L

2006-03-16 Thread Mishka
vent the built-in flash can only be used as manual only (no TTL), unless one is shooting in one of the smiley face modes -- WTF?! why shouldn't i be able to use TTL *together* with custom white balance and exposure compensation? what moron designed that? my minolta a2 digicam seems to be more

Re: stupid *istD L

2006-03-16 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
On Mar 17, 2006, at 7:47 AM, Mishka wrote: the built-in flash can only be used as manual only (no TTL), unless one is shooting in one of the smiley face modes -- WTF?! why shouldn't i be able to use TTL *together* with custom white balance and exposure compensation? what moron designed that?