OK, So in order to get accurate exposure, is this a setting that has to be on the camera body, or on the flash unit itself, or both? Is this something I could achieve with my Super Program or MX, if I picked up a newer flash?
Sorry again to bother you guys for the mundane... --- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve, > > When doing daylight fill flash you are normally > limited to the flash > synch speed for the shutter. Many times this > requires you to choose a > very small f-stop due to the brightness. HSS allows > you to choose any > shutter speed you want above the flash synch by > strobing the flash so > that the image is evenly illuminated. Naturally the > range of the > flash is severely shortened. Most useful for > portraits in the > daylight - killing shadows on the face, putting a > catchlight in the > eyes. > > > Bruce > > > > Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 8:13:21 PM, you wrote: > > SP> What, exactly, is high speed flash sync? > > SP> Sorry for the dumbness again :( > > > SP> --- Michael Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Levente, > >> > >> The *ist appears to be a very robust camera for > its > >> price and is > >> supposed to have Pentax's latest and best > autofocus. > >> If autofocus is > >> important to you, I would wait for that camera. > >> > >> As far as those portrait and landscape modes, the > >> *ist has them, but you > >> can just ignore them. The don't really get in > the > >> way. > >> > >> The one advanced feature that is very useful IMO > is > >> the high-speed flash > >> sync. I use it all the time for outdoor > portraits > >> and snapshots. As > >> far as I know, the only Pentax cameras that offer > >> high-speed flash sync > >> are the MZ-S, ZX-L and *ist. You have to buy the > >> AF360-FGZ to get > >> high-speed sync. > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> Levente -Levi- Littvay wrote: > >> > >> >Let me preface that I don't speak the language > of > >> advanced photography. > >> >My main camera happily works without batteries, > and > >> even if I put > >> >batteries in them all it has is a light meter... > > >> (Pentax MX) I love > >> >this, I can say I really learned photography > with > >> this guy and I am > >> >usually getting satisfacorty results. The > features > >> on my MX (and backup > >> >ME Super SE) and M series lenses is what I > >> understand. Never have been > >> >exposed to more. (I am absolutely serious... > >> though I looked up what a > >> >mirrir lockup means when I considered buying a > KX, > >> now that I think of > >> >it I also know what multi exposure is :)) > >> > > >> >Let's say I want to upgrade. I know that A > lenses > >> allow the camera to > >> >automatically set apeture and the FA lenses can > >> autofocus. But nothing > >> >more (like what the dif is between AF and AF2, > >> etc.) > >> > > >> >What camera should I get? Can someone compare > the > >> *ist to the models of > >> >choice from the MZ or ZX series. What are the > >> features and differences > >> >between features or feel, what those features > mean, > >> how useful they are, > >> >etc. > >> > > >> >Let me just say that I try to be serious about > my > >> photography so I > >> >prefer a camera with features that make sence to > >> photographers and not > >> >bozos. Even if I can't use them now, I would > >> rather learn pro features > >> >then set the camera to the "Portrait or > Landscape" > >> feature and let it do > >> >its thing. I can see from > >> http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ that the ZX-6, > >> >7, 10, 30 50 has these features. I don't > >> understand what these do but > >> >this sounds extremely fishy. Are these useful? > >> Does the *ist have > >> >these? On the other hand I don't know what the > >> rest (Av, M, P, Tv, Hm, > >> >etc.) mean either. I know there used to be a > link > >> to explanations but > >> >when I was doing only manual work I never > bothered > >> to read them. Now I > >> >can't find them... > >> > > >> >I know that the answer could be the size of a > novel > >> but if you don't > >> >mind punding it out... also if everyone just > puts > >> in their 2c worth I > >> >can put it together... :)) > >> > > >> >Many Thanks from the rookie of modern > photography. > >> > > >> >L > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > SP> > __________________________________________________ > SP> Do you Yahoo!? > SP> Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, > more > SP> http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
