Ooooooooooooooohhhhh!! Welcome to the new brotherhood!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 22 October 2003 21:45
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Flash on *istD
>
>
> Rob,
> the AF500FTZ reports zoom position as 35mm equivalents.
> Eg. displaying 28mm zoom when a FA20/2.8 is attached.
>
> ...And how would I know?
>
> ;-)
>
>
> cheers,
> J*st-ein
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:22 PM
> Subject: Flash on *istD
>
>
> > I know the *istD does some compensation on the AF360FGZ - bit weird
> > seeing it in action. It confused me for a while, until I downloaded
> > and English manual and had a read about this. At first I thought I
> > might have had a fault as the flash kept telling me I had a
> 58mm lens
> > when I had the 24-90 set to 90. At the wide end it looks normal,
> > presumably because the flash cant go wider than 24, so it
> seemed a bit
> > odd.
> >
> > Does an Ftz in the *istD do a similar thing?
> >
> > I would have thought that the flash would be set to 1.5* the 35mm
> > focal length to cover the new effective FOV, rather than
> 2/3rds of the
> > 35mm length, but the manual says:
> >
> > The AF360FGZ will automatically convert the field angle
> differential
> > between 35mm and the *istD format resulting from the focal
> length of
> > the lens you are using. (When using FA J, FA, or F lenses)
> >
> > Display the format size for the *istD during the exposure metering
> > timer of the camera is turned on when combining the
> AF360FGZ with the
> > *istD. (It returns to a 35mm format display when the
> exposure metering
> > timer is turned off.)
> >
> > Lens - AF360FGZ
> > used - display
> >
> > 85mm - 58mm
> > 70mm - 48mm
> > 50mm - 34mm
> > 35mm - 24mm
> > 28mm - 19mm
> > 24mm - 16mm
> > 20mm - 13mm
> >
> > Although I am sure it doesnt go below 24mm as I said, so
> they got the
> > manual wrong there.
> >
> > I stillcant quite get my head around it now I think again, but I
> > thought I had managed to understand why after alot of thinking last
> > time. The logic escapes me now though, so maybe I gave up -
> firmware
> > version 1.1 anyone?
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
>
