> > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/09/24 Mon PM 01:18:41 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Thinking of AF280T flash > > Excellent. I mean - this is more or less what I want - to have > understandable and clear control on the amount of light that falls on > the subject. And swivel is very important. > > How much costs an excellent condition AF280T these days? > > Thanks.
Still available new, I think. About $200US. > > On 9/24/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It doesn't know which aperture you choose. You do. It assumes. If you > > set the ISO on the back of the flash to the ISO you are going to use, > > (it tops out at 800). The red and green scales, (the red and green bars > > under the fstop scale), look something like this (forgive the crappy > > text graphics). > > > > ______w__I__t Green (High Power) > > __________w__I__t Red (Low Power) > > > > On the sliding scale Pick the nearest f stop to the tall center uptick > > either red or green depending on where you set the auto/power setting. > > The flash assumes that setting. The meter and feet values tell you the > > minimum, (where the horizontal bar begins), and maximum, (where the > > uptic, index mark), distance that the flash sensor will give a good > > exposure. You can extrapolate the f stop values higher ISOs but you kind > > of run out of f stops at distances where the sensor is guaranteed to work. > > > > Boris Liberman wrote: > > > Cory, when you say "work well" you mean that flash measures the light > > > on its own and it gives correct exposure as a result, right? If so, > > > how does flash knows which aperture I chose? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > On 9/24/07, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Boris, > > >> I have both the AF 200T and the 280. They both seem to work well in > > >> their > > >> "auto" setting with my K10. Of course, TTL is out, but I think I used > > >> them > > >> mostly in auto on the *istD anyway. > > >> > > >> Cory > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > >> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:58 AM > > >> Subject: Thinking of AF280T flash > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> Hi! > > >>> > > >>> I have AF220T unit which is a good flash, but it can only give me a > > >>> full discharge on K10D. I don't want to buy either 540th or 360th > > >>> flashes. They are too expensive and 360th does not swivel. > > >>> > > >>> It seems that AF280T has both manual control on the power of discharge > > >>> and its own light sensor. Do you think it would be a reasonable flash > > >>> for K10D (in fully manual mode) that both tilts and swivels and can > > >>> measure light on its own for better exposure? > > >>> > > >>> Anyone on the list using AF280T with their K10D? Anyone willing to > > >>> enable > > >>> me? > > >>> > > >>> Thanks. > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Boris > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >>> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.28/1023 - Release Date: > > >>> 9/22/2007 1:27 PM > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> -- > > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > >> [email protected] > > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Remember, it's pillage then burn. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
