Op Tue, 20 May 2008 02:50:58 +0200 schreef Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Note that both the Pentax AF540FGZ and AF360FGZ offer Auto flash as > well as P-TTL, digital TTL and analog TTL support. Hey, that's 'new' on the AF-540 over the AF-500? Or did I miss the Auto-flash function on the AF-500? -- Regards, Lucas. > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sounds neat, very neat. Could sway me towards Metz. >> >> I'm very close to buying a flash, after I found an old Hama flash >> bracket at the bottom of a closset. I have found memories about that >> piece of equpment. It gave me much better light than on camera flash. >> And it made me look pro, as I recall :-) >> Now I've grown grey, and with it I will look just almost as cool as >> Greywolf with his Speedgraphic PJ setup :-) >> >> Speaking of brackets. It has a standard sync connection. What's my >> best options for triggering the flash if I want to have some kind >> autofunction? That leaves standard sync out, deosn't it? I'm not very >> fond of the wireless system, the flash tends to power down on me when >> I need it. So I beleave the Pentax sync is the only alternative left. >> Am I right about that? >> >> MaritimTim (flash novice) >> >> 2008/5/19 Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> a little feature which *might* be usefull to some so I will write >>> about it again: >>> Metz offers (with 58AF1 only, the 48AF1 has no embedded sensor) auto >>> flash. >>> Metz auto flash works "automaticaly" which means it reads >>> aperture/iso/focal etc settings from the camera. >>> >>> It means you can use auto flash as easily as PTTL but.. without PTTL. >>> Usefull if you don't like PTTL or if you need to cure problems as: >>> >>> * reflections (mirrors etc with which PTTL sucks) >>> * poeple closing their eyes due to the early metering flash from PTTL. >>> >>> This feature will of course work as well with older camera (Z/PZ, MZ, >>> SF, *ist, DSLRs etc.) >>> It also feature HSS, wireless etc... of crouse. >>> -- >>> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille >>> ---------------------- >>> Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... >>> Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB >>> Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> MaritimTim >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > -- Ciao, Lucas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
