Why do you think PJs and wildlife shooters use flash extenders? Shutter speed is irrelevant in a dark or near dark situation because all that counts is that the shutter is fully open during the duration of the flash output. A good flash extender can 2x or more times the guide number when you want to use HSS modes, giving you a much longer shooting range. Some extenders are designed to push the guide number out to the 300 ft range or more. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Seaman Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HELP: my MZ-5 thinks 1/60th is a great flash sync speed! 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - 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 email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - 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 .
