I don't know what a "flash system" might be. I'm ignorant about flash. Never used it. I was thinking of the flash that's built in to the camera, where it needs some time to physically pop up and then do whatever else it does.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: David Mann > Some flash systems do a pre-fire for metering purposes, but many > (most?) will meter during the exposure and will cut off the flash > when enough light has been received so there will be no slowdown. It > works basically the same way as the LX's OTF metering, only it takes > about 1/10,000th of a second.
