That would make sense, but I am sure the flash head reads 58mm when I have my 24-90 at 90mm. This agrees with the chart, but not with what you/Wylwester/I think it should work.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 October 2003 18:06 > To: Rob Brigham > Subject: Re[2]: Flash on *istD > > > Rob, > > Back when I had some AF360FGZ's, I find a setting on them to > tell them what kind of film format was being used - 35, 645, > 67. By setting that, the zoom head on the flash would show > correct focal length for the format being used (85mm on 35, > 165 on 67). My hunch is that they just have the columns that > you are viewing reversed. Basically, if you are shooting > with a 55-58mm on the *ist D, the zoom head on the flash > should be at 85. Does that make sense? Works pretty well for > me because I was switching back and forth between 35mm and 67. > > --- > Bruce > > > Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 9:08:26 AM, you wrote: > > RB> I think so, but it is confusing the hell out of me at the > moment. I > RB> just don't see how they could have got this so wrong?!? > How could > RB> they realise it was worth compensating, then compensate the wrong > RB> way? Surely I am missing something? > > RB> Mind you, it shouldn't matter if the flash FOV is wider than the > RB> area covered by the sensor on the camera - just means less range > RB> than would have otherwise been possible. > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 22 October 2003 17:01 > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: Flash on *istD > >> > >> > >> on 22.10.03 17:22, Rob Brigham at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > To me it looks like Pentax have got it wrong. A 24mm lens > >> on the istD > >> > should require a flash angle equivalent to a 35mm lens. > >> I think Rob it is not wrong. The values shown, shows rather > >> field of coverage of the flash. Thus 85mm flash coverage will > >> cover field of view of 58mm lens on APS-sized-CCD camera > >> (which is equal to field of view of 85mm lenns on 35mm > >> camera). So, zoom head in AF360FGZ is able to cover at max. > >> telephoto setting field of view of 58mm lens on *istD. Am I right? > >> > >> -- > >> Best Regards > >> Sylwek > >> > >> > >> > > > >
