Yes, absolutely. Basically we said the same thing. The ND filter cuts down the flow (output) on one flash, while the other sprays more light. The camera shuts them both down at the same time.
Len --- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 5:26 PM Subject: Re: TTL multiflash with METZ > Len wrote: > > If one of the flash units had an ND filter > > on it, the TTL system would still quench both > > flashes when enough light has reached the film > > but the flash with no ND filter would contribute > > more light than the flash with an ND filter, > > giving you one brighter source of light on one > > side of the picture and a dimmer source of light > > acting as fill, to reduce contrast from the > > other side. > > > > Feel free to correct the error of my thinking > > but I believe that this is how it happens with > > my PZ-1p when I use the RTF and the AF500FTZ > > together. > > Len, > > I also think it's possible that the RTF and AF500FTZ have very different light capacities...like spraying the subject with a garden hose and a fire hose at the same time. You could run each hose for 3 seconds, but you would be a lot more wet on the side with the fire hose! > > Regards, Bob S. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
