Get an "auto" flash, and it will be as easy as TTL (esp. with aperture-priority: you set the aperture on the flash and just shoot). Well, almost. Used Vivitars and Sunpaks are pretty cheap.
Mishka On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:34:39 -0400, Paul Stregevsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How much harder is a nondedicated, non-TTL flash to use than a dedicated TTL > flash? I'm looking at the flash instructions for my Ricoh XR-2s (Sears KS > Auto), and it looks like a lot of work. I can't use aperture priority > exposure; rather, I must select a shutter speed, divide the distance into > the guide number, and use the quotient as my aperture--only if my flash is > on "full" (I assume). > > If I change my subject distance, I must change the aperture. > > Sounds like a lot of work! > > Which attribute would go further to simplify the routine: a flash that's > dedicated but not TTL? Or TTL vs. merely dedicated? > > Does anyone here still use a nondedicated flash? If so, why? > Paul Stregevsky > >
