Yeah, what Chris said. To sum up, it depends on the ambient light level. The camera sets a faster sync speed in brighter light and a slower on in dim light in order to (attempt to) balance the flash and ambient light better.
Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chris Brogden > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 1:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed! > > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > > > I think that your camera is actually using 1/100 sec. but > the dislay > > does not have that speed so it shows the next lower speed. > > No, the display shows that speed. I noticed this with the > MZ-7 a few days ago... it seems to set a sync speed of 1/15 > to 1/45 when used on the fully automatic mode indoors, which <snip> - 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 .
