On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 13:58:50 +0200, Kostas Kavoussanakis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 4 Sep 2005, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 06:57:22 +0200, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On Aug 3, 2005, at 7:15 PM, Lucas Rijnders wrote:
Not sure about the AF-500FTZ, but al least some Metz flashes can be
set in a 'spot beam only' mode. I usually switch to manual
focussing in low light: spot beams tend to disturb people, and ruin
candid shots.
Some flashes (AF-500FTZ included) use IR for the spot beam.
So, it's invisible? That's neat!
I can certainly see the beam of the AF500FTZ and it's red. It is not
as disruptive as the white beam I have seen coming off Nikon bodies,
but YMMV.
The Z-1 pop-up and Metz beams are red as well (and disrupting in my
experience). David and I seem to be misunderstanding each other...
The point I tried to make is that there are flashes that allow the use of
the AF-assist beam during focussing, without firing the flash during
exposure. That was the original question, I think?
--
Regards, Lucas
