I've heard you assert "I don't know anything about flash" many times
now, Shel. Given that the question of flash usage comes up so
frequently, why don't you read up about it, both the basics and the
Pentax flash system notions on Bojidar's site? The information is
useful to know whether or not you actually use it... it's a useful
thing to know about from the point of view of controlling/capturing
light.
I use flash extremely infrequently, but I have spent quite a bit of
time studying it so that in case it is required for a particular job
I can use it effectively. I use mostly manual flash techniques when I
do use it, but am about to push the button on a Pentax dedicated
flash unit purchase as I feel the extra capabilities (high speed sync
and second curtain sync) might be useful to me.
Godfrey
On Aug 7, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
I don't know anything about flash, so how can I "remember" anything
about a
TTL system. I still don't know what a flash "system" might be. To
me, a
flash is just some kind of light that goes off when the camera
shutter is
tripped. It's not a part of my photography.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis
That flash does not have a focus-assist beam. There is delay
associated with flash, and that is to do with it loading again after
firing. Of course this delay depends on batteries and how much it
discharged when it went off (remember the TTL system quenches the
flash). I cannot remember if the -5n fires it again even if it has
not
fully charged.
Kostas
