Hello
It's not quite that simple.
I have done some tests. When a dedicated flash is turned on, the PZ-1p
chooses an exposure, that consideres the ambient light. But it still chooses
an exposure that will undeerexpose the backgound a little: If you turn off
the flash, you'll se that it chooses an EV a little larger.
I have an SB mode on my dedicated Metz AF Spot Beam adaptor (which I BTW
also use with a Metz 45 CT4+converter). When I select the SB mode, the Z1-p
acts as if no flash was connected, allowing more exposure to the background.
I use this for "Slow Flash" (a feature that is missing on the Z1-p!!!???):
It means, that the shutter speed is determied by the ambient light, the
aperture by the flash (also known as "BBB" or "3B" = Blitz Besstimt Blende).
Translated to English it could be something like "FDA" - Flash Determins
Aperture).
How do you guys cheat the PZ1-p to do Slow Flash?
Jens
Len WROTE:
Hmmm. I also have two flashes, an AF500FTZ and a Metz 45CT4
(with module and converter for full TTL). I'll have to see what
happens.
What shutter speed does your PZ-1p select? There's a Pentax
Function that tells the camera to either meter for ambient light
or set shutter speed at 1/250th. I suspect that yours is set up
to meter for ambient and chooses 1/30th at f/2 in low light.
I'll try to set up the same conditions with my stuff. I also
have a 43mm f/1.9 Ltd.
Len
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> Subject: Z-1p TTL flash question
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> I have never used TTL flash in program mode much so I
> have never paid much
> attention to this feature. Until yesterday, I have
> discovered the auto
> aperture would be set quite differently by two
> different flashes - Metz
> 40MZ3i and Pentax AF200T. With the 40MZ3i, the chosen
> aperture was f2 while
> the AF200T chose f8. The lens was 43/1.9. Any idea why?
>
> regards,
> Alan Chan
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