Shel - The answer to this is actually quite simple. A flash "system" is approximately 1.5 times the price of a simple flash. It's also very likely that it will have a couple of extra buttons that you'll never remember how to use.
Guys from our generation probably referred to them as "fancy flash gizmos". See you later, gs On 8/7/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > >
