On 12/20/05 13:56, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Dec 20, 2005, at 1:51 PM, Bob Shell wrote: >> >> None of the DSLR cameras use off the sensor metering. This is due >> to problems with the reflectance characteristics of the sensors. >> They do TTL metering by measuring a preflash. > > That's not correct, Bob. Pentax SLR cameras do P-TTL as the standard > mode, using an integrated ambient/pre-flash metering evaluation, but > they also do traditional TTL flash metering with no pre-flash (the > *ist D with the built-in flash, the *ist DS/DS2 with a compatible > external flash).
Godfrey... Are you sure they're not accomplishing the TTL metering another way? AFAIK, the LX is the only Pentax body with "off-the-film" metering, but there are plenty of Pentax bodies with TTL flash metering capabilities. Tim
