Michael, I have 3 AF360FGZ's. I can place one or more behind the camera body and they still fire without being about to *see* the popup flash. I have read that section many times, but am not sure to it's explanation. I'll do some more experimenting and report back.
Bruce Dayton Wednesday, January 02, 2002, 5:09:03 PM, you wrote: MP> Rob Studdert wrote: >>I haven't begun to delve into the wireless flash area as yet but after reading >>your paragraph above I have a question. Is the IR flash trigger a generated by >>the MZ-S body? >> MP> Actually it's neither IR nor a radio signal that communicates between MP> the MZ-S body and the remote AF360 flash. It is the built-in flash that MP> communicates this. The following directly from the manual; page 37. MP> The following transfer of information is done with the built-in flash MP> when the AF360FGZ is used wirelessly before emitting the flash. MP> 1) Shutter button is pressed MP> 2) The built-in flash emits a small control flash (relays the flash mode MP> of the camera) MP> 3) External flash emits a small control flash (relays conformation of MP> subject) MP> 4) The built-in flash emits a small control flash (relays flash amount MP> to external flash) MP> *The built-in flash will emit a small control flash one more time MP> after this to relay the flash time when HS (High-speed sync) is set. MP> 5) External flash and built-in flash emit main flash MP> You can also have the built in flash not fire as part of the main flash MP> as one of the PF choices. And, I might mention, all this happens so MP> fast is appears to be only one flash. Even when the AF360FGZ is mounted MP> in the hot shoe, there is a pre-flash that uses the TTL multi-point MP> exposure meter to make a reading and that is why the flash exposure is MP> so good. However, as I have said before, you can actually see the flash MP> in your viewfinder, which normally is not the case as the mirror is up MP> during exposure and the main flash. And my only criticism is that MP> people who are prone to blink at a flash, do so during the pre-flashes MP> and the main flash/exposure catches them with their eyes closed. MP> Cheers, Mike. MP> - MP> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, MP> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to MP> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
