Yes. Mine does the same thing with the AF280T. Hadn't noticed before because I'm not much of a flash guy, and I've never even had a flash on my ME Super previously. Wasn't the ME Super Pentax's first attempt at flash dedication? I guessed they learned some things later on.
William in Utah. 5/28/02 9:59:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >My own experience with the ME Super was that I could set any shutter speed I >wanted -- as long as I wasn't using a dedicated flash. With a dedicated flash >attached, on, and ready, the speed was 1/125. No more, and no less. Only >camera I ever had that wouldn't let me use a dedicated flash at a speed >slower than the sync speed, which is why that memory stays with me so >clearly. > >Now, can anyone -- such as a current ME Super user -- confirm that this is >how the thing is supposed to behave? Mine could have been defective. > >ERNR >My photographs hang on the virtual walls at http://members.aol.com/ernreed > >In a message dated 5/28/2002 10:15:37 AM Central Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> > Reading ME Super user's manual, it seems the only way to use flash is to >> > use the 125/X sync position in mode dial. But I mounted a flash and put >> the >> > dial in Auto, and the flash fires no matter what speed the camera >> chooses. >> > My question is: the camera syncs properly? Obviously it will not with >> > higher than sync speeds, but with lower speeds? Or the flash fires out of >> > syncro? I would love to be able to do slow sync. >> > Regards >> >> The phrase "slow sync" refers to something slightly different, actually, >> but the ME Super will work properly with any speed slower than the sync >> speed... the sync speed is the maximum shutter speed that you can use >> before getting those black bars (caused by the second shutter curtain >> following the first so quickly that the entire frame is never all visible >> at once). The only warning is that, while a Pentax-dedicated flash will >> make sure to set your shutter speed at the sync speed or slower, using a >> non-dedicated flash means that you have to watch your shutter speeds in >> "Auto" mode, as the camera may pick a shutter speed faster than your sync >> speed. >- >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 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 .
