dont use the FP outlet or set the sync switch to FP thats for flashbulbs and wont sync with electronic flash properly!!! As a matter of fact, I wouldnt even use the hot shoe, attach your flash cord to the X outlet for highest reliability. JCO JCO
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gregory L. Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 6:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: My First Spotmatic > > > I finally gave in to the legend of the screw mount, I bought a Spotmatic > II on eBay, BIN for $95. I don't know how close to a good deal that was, > but it was the lowest BIN I remembered seeing and wasn't too far away from > the $70 figure I saw in another auction. I figured the certainty in > avoiding a bidding war and the instant gratification were worth it. > > Funny thing is that except for the whole screw mount versus K mount thing, > the Spotmatic II seems like a better camera than the K1000, at least it > has more features. The red dot and the film speed indicator that turns > red are clever, it has a timer, an extra sync port. Flipping up the meter > switch is a little annoying, but that's also a depth of field preview > which the K1000 lacks. The lens doesn't quite center when I screw it on, > so the marking are cocked a little to the side. That's sort of weird. > > But what I don't understand, even after reading the manual, is the FP and > X sync ports. Both of them fire, along with the hot shoe, wherever the > flash dial is set. That suits me fine, but I don't understand what the > dial is for. >
