Tom,
The MZ-5 can display "100", in fact it can display all the valid speeds
up to and including "2000".
I'm hoping that the camera WAS using 1/100th but displaying 1/60th. I'm
wondering if the film would have been properly exposed (ie, flash output
over the whole film area) if the camera was operating at 1/60th. Would both
shutter curtains be open simultaneously at 1/60th? I suppose they would.
Of course, 1/60th sucks as a flash sync speed - 1/100th is bad enough.
I'm surprised the MZ-S has a top speed of only 1/180, compared to the Z-1's
1/250. The MZ-S's high-speed sync with the new flash unit doesn't count for
me, because of the type of photography I do - my subject is often 20, 30 or
more feet away from me. When using high-speed sync, the guide number falls
to virtually nothing!
Richard.
home page: www.richard-seaman.com
--- original message ---
From: "Tom Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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.
- --graywolf
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