Re: TTL flash with the *ist D

[John Forbes]

I agree.  I have the AF400FTZ and the AF240FT, and they are both hopeless 
with the *ist D.  Sadly, the problem is not consistent, so you can't 
reliably compensate for it.

What does work well, for me, is the AF240Z, which is a smallish dedicated, 
non-TTL, flash with zoom, bounce and swivel.  It works fine when both 
flash and camera are in program mode.

John

On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:58:41 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Tainter"
Subject: TTL flash with the *ist D


So...has anyone found a shoe-mounted flash that will do ordinary
TTL
with the *ist D, at the full ISO range? I mean, one that works
about
like it would on a 35 mm. body without glaring exposure problems.

The istD analogue TTL works more or less OK at ISO 400, not very well
at 200, and I haven't tried it at faster speeds. The nature of DSLR's
in general seems to be weak TTL flash. I have heard the same
complaint from both Nikon and Canon users.
Question 2:

While I'm at it, what is everyone's experience with the rtf? I
tried it
the other day, at ISO 400, with the SMC F 70-210, at -0.5 EV. It
was a
portrait of my dog's face, taken from about 3 meters. Even with the
negative exposure compensation, I thought it was a bit overexposed,
though nothing that I couldn't correct in PS.
The RTF will have the same acuracy weakness as the larger flash,
without the range to go along with it. I haven't found it to be
overly accurate. I think the best option is a dedicated, non TTL
flash. I am thinking the AF 280T might be a good one to try.
William Robb





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