It should be noted that when the PZ-1p came out, it had the ability to control the flash output/compensation from the body. You could actually dial in the amount of flash compensation you wanted. This worked with any TTL flash. Most of the competitors did it the other way around - you dialed in the flash compensation on the flash unit rather than the body. With the release of the MZ-S and then the *ist family, Pentax has changed it so that flash compensation is a feature of the flash unit rather than the body. So with a 360FGZ flash, you can dial in the amount of compensation you desire and use P-TTL on the MZ-S, *ist, *istD and *istDS. It is no longer a feature of the body like the PZ-1p.
I use this feature all the time with weddings and portraits, typically dialing in between -1.5 and -2 stops on the flash and using the ability of the flash/body to do high speed synch to do daylight fill. Works very well. Here are some examples with *istD and AF360FGZ: http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/0110_amber_042.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Wedding/0084-wagner_0045.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Wedding/0043-slaugh_011.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Wedding/0084-wagner_0071.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Portrait/gold_0004.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Portrait/imgp0826.htm http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Portrait/harris_0001.htm -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 12:42:39 PM, you wrote: >> >> Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:11:17 +0200 >> From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: RE: *ist D or DS & AF500FTZ for Weddings? >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I believe you talking to me, Kostas. >> Moving the slider in the back of the AF280T does not have any effect, when >> working in TTL Mode. The camera sensor will determine flash duration >> according to the camera settings. >> >> Cheating the flash means using it in NON TTL MODE, that is using the >> built-in automtics in the flash unit. (The AF500FTZ is - AFAIR not equiped >> with such automatics). >> >> In TTL mode only two things work AFAIK: A flash compensation utility in the >> flash unit or in the camera body. In any other case the flash duration will >> be adjusted to accomodate "the total exposure" - meaning NO consideration of >> the ambient light involved and NO compensation possible. >> >> Of course there's one more option, which is hardly useful: >> Adjusting the shutterspeed (more time) to allow the ambient light to "play >> it's part" so to speak, in the final picture. This technique is known as >> Slow Flash. As I said - hardly useble for daylight shooting. >> >> Now a question for you and Bruce: >> It seems that the AF360FGZ has a flash compensation utility (fill flash >> option) which will allow the flash to give LESS light than it normally >> would. Is this true??? If yes - will it work without usin the P-TTL mode? >> >> I still would prefer a body with a +/- option for the flash only - like the >> PZ-1p had. >> >> Regards >> >> Jens Bladt >> Arkitekt MAA >> http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt >> >> IR> Jens, IR> I am not sure about D, but DS has the flash-only compensation option. IR> Oops, I just checked the manual, and found that for DS it should work IR> only for the built-in flash (p146). Ghm.. IR> I wonder if this is correct? IR> And I was not able to find anything about flash compensation in the manual IR> for D, but found that on page 90 it talks about "daylight-sync shooting" IR> Try if it works for you.. IR> Igor
