Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 21:54:59 +0100
From: "beetle" Subject: RE: Flash for EOS D30
Id go with what you just said ,I have the 54MZ-3 and it gives some really strange combinations if used in Tv or Av modes
Sure, but that is due to E-TTL, not due to the flash itself. If you let your camera talk to the flash with anything exceeding the fire command, the camera craps up your results.
To me, using AE modes *and* flash is too much lottery anyway, so I never get into trouble like yours.
apparently metz e-ttl is the same as Canon
Of course. E-TTL is inside the camera, the flash is a rather stupid thing.
But using the flash with the camera in manual mode and the flash in E-ttl end youll get the right result.
No, because you can't calculate the secrect ingredient from the active AF field or the lookup table the Canon engineers built into the camera for flash reference. This is why I use the flash cell for controlling flash output. No surprises. Camera in manual mode, set the camera f-stop also on the flash and off you go. Learn to estimate the viewing angle of the meter cell and what might influence metering, and with a little experience gathered you'll have perfect results without any E-TTL lottery. And it makes the flash cheaper, because you only pay the standard shoe with one single contact instead of a dedicated module. -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fast, reliable, cheap. Pick any two of the three. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
