Cesar, What I like about the Gossen Digisix is the ability to clip it on the flash shoe. Kind of like the old clip ons in the days before in camera metering, except this one has the ability to do both incident and reflected metering. There's a newer model that also does flash metering.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:20 AM Subject: RE: Manual Lens on Pentax ist D > Bill, > > I always carry an external meter. I do use it quite a bit. It is nice to > know that you can use the internal meter though when using an external meter > just is not practical. > > C�sar > Panama City, Florida > > -- -----Original Message----- > -- From: Bill Owens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:13 AM > -- > -- I prefer my method of setting the camera on manual, and > -- using an external > -- meter. > -- > -- Bill > -- > -- > -- ----- Original Message ----- > -- From: "Cesar Matamoros II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:01 AM > -- > -- > -- > -- -----Original Message----- > -- > -- From: Heiko Hamann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > -- Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:32 AM > -- > -- > -- > -- Hi Cesar, > -- > -- > -- > -- on 30 Dec 03 you wrote in pentax.list: > -- > -- > -- > -- >What type of tape are you using? I just tried it with my K > -- > -- 50/1.2 and > -- > -- >cellophane tape. It did not work. > -- > -- > -- > -- > -- > -- Simple scotch (or Tesa) tape. I set the *istD to Av and if I > -- > -- stop down > -- > -- the lens, the pictures get darker. If I take a lens withour > -- > -- tape, then > -- > -- all pictures are identical regardless of the chosen aperture. > -- > -- > -- > -- Cheers, Heiko > -- > -- > -- > > -- > I understand now. You were talking about the camera baing > -- able to close > -- > down the aperture. Yes the pictures get darker with the > -- tape in place. > -- > > -- > You cannot use the camera meter for settings unless you > -- interpolate. But > -- > then you would have to use the M mode to get proper exposure. > -- > > -- > I still prefer my method of unlocking the lens. No need > -- for tape and you > -- > can use the Av mode with the camera meter directly. > -- > > -- > Thanks for the info, > -- > > -- > C�sar > -- > Panama City, Florida > -- > > -- > > >
