thanks William! I'll have to make some time to play with the settings and I'll return with more questions I'm sure. :) I wish the class would have been more helpful, but at least I have all you guys.
On 8/6/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "skye pdml" > Subject: af 540 fgz trailing curtain question > > > > OK, so I did attend a flash class over the weekend but failed to learn > > anything which might shed some light on my question so here goes. > > > > When I set my 540 flash to do trailing curtain, it flashes twice - I > > think once at the beginning and once at the end. Is that normal? > > (because that is not what I learned) What's going on there, if it's > > normal? > > Your 540 is a P-TTL flash. That means it uses a preflash to set the output > rather than quenching the flash when enough light has been output (TTL). The > first discharge is a low capacity flash that tells the camera how much > output is required for correct exposure. The second discharge is the actual > exposure. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
