Re: Going to start the PDML FAQ, Flash

[Joe Wilensky]

From what I remember from when I had a Super Program, the flash sets the camera to 1/125 in M mode _only_ if the shutter speed had been set to one faster than 1/125 before you turned the flash on. If you want to balance ambient light better, and set shutter speed to 1/30 or 1/60, for instance, the flash ready indicator should come on without changing the set shutter speed, and you can still use TTL flash.

Joe

This is the problem i  have with this method.Using the SP and 280T,if
i set camera in M mode but try and use TTL or other mode on flash,it
defaults the shutter speed to 125.I have to set 280T to Manual.Would
it be best to meter ambiant light,then under expose say 1 stop,then
let the flash fill in the stop.Or meter correctly and use Cottys plastic
bouncy thinghy to reflect(i have one)

Dave

 Exposing for the ambient light in M mode with the exposure compensation
 applied - in this case the latter affects only the flash output. Pretty slow
 operation but also effective...