At 08:49 PM 06/01/2001, you wrote:
> Heheh that's a good one, Henry. However, TTL does save on flash recharge
>times,
As does the auto circuit on my Metz 60 CT1 and the "thyristor" in
my Vivitar 283. In both cases, the unused portion of the capacitor charge
(which would have been used for a full-power flash) is recycled, rather
than dumped.
> and makes it a bit easier to get good flash photos. I've shot with
>auto flashes too, still have some. Setting the f-stop according to distance
>and film speed is not that hard.
What you're describing is the older manual guide-number method.
With auto flash, I set it and forget it. For example -- with the Vivitar
283 and ISO 400 film, I set the flash to yellow, set the lens to f/5.6 and
up to a working distance of about 40', exposure is good.
--
regards,
Henry Posner
Director of Sales and Training
B&H Photo-Video, and Pro-Audio Inc.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com
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