>X-From_: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 23 03:33:12 2001 >Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 10:33:00 +0800 >From: Henry Chu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.08 [en] (Win98; I) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: "P�l Audun Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: re: new af360fgz flash; problems > >Dear Servus and Paal, > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > High speed sync not compatible backwards is to be expected. > However I believe flash compensation should work. > Our good man implies that P-TTL mode cannot be activated with older > bodies. I find this hard to believe, as otherwise the flash would > only work in manual mode with older bodies. > Did he effectively and properly tested flash compensation > (flashmeter or at least slide film) or is he relying on some info > shown of the flash LCD? > > Servus, Alin >---------------------------- >Yes, the P-TTL cannot be activated on older bodies. All you have when >attached the new flash to older bodies is TTL-mode, A-mode and >Manual-mode. >For TTL-mode, there is no way to select exposure compensation. For >A-mode, you have to manually dial in the ISO and aperture value. For >manual-mode, you have to manually dial in the flash output such as 1/1 - >1/32. Therefore, you can still manually adjust the flash output on >older bodies but not with P-TTL which you can dial in a flash exposure >compensation from -3EV to +1EV (in 0.5EV steps). > >Hope this would further clarify my problem. > >Thanks for your help! > >Henry Chu, from Hong Kong >23/11/2001 - 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 .
