It does. Jeff.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 2:13 AM Subject: Re: Ok, the most stupid question from someone who should know better (ie HELP NEEDED) > Brad, > > Just so you know, in the old days, TTL was kind of poor. The reason > was that flash synch speed was always used automatically by the > camera's program setting. This generally meant that your flash > pictures ended up with the subject well lit but the background > somewhat blacked out. In more recent years, Pentax, among others, has > changed the program so that it will try to use the slowest hand > holdable shutter speed it can based on the focal length of the lens > attached. By doing this, you let in as much ambient light as possible > and use as little flash as possible to get a properly exposed image. > The net result is that the backgrounds are not blacked out, but appear > more natural and less like a flash picture. This is a good thing. You > had to kind of manually do that on the old SuperProgram body because > it always wanted to set the camera to 1/125 even though you had a > fairly wide angle lens on that could of been held at 1/30. > > Hope this makes sense. > > > Bruce > > > > Saturday, October 26, 2002, 11:55:51 PM, you wrote: > > BD> Ok, > > BD> Time to spill my guts to you fine folks. I need some help. It's a silly > BD> matter that I've had since starting shooting. Ok, here's the equipment > BD> first, cameras MZ-5n, MZ-S, flash units, AF330FTZ and AF360FGZ, lens > BD> example, my 28-105mm zoom. Ok, mix and match the flashes to the cameras > BD> however you like. Generally now it's the MZ-S with the AF360FGZ. Normal > BD> indoor conditions, flash in hotshoe properly, all charged up, flash on the > BD> P-TTL or TTL, everything is normal. Camera is set on program. This all > BD> cool so far? Ok, at 28mm, I get a wide open aperture in this case f/4 and a > BD> shutter speed of 1/30sec. Does that make sense? Is that correct? I would > BD> have thought the aperture would be smaller, and the shutter speed higher. > BD> Ok, zoom out to the 105mm, aperture still wide open, now at f/5.6, 1/90sec > BD> shutter. What's going on? I always bypass this and sometimes set the > BD> aperture, most times, I don't. I do however, in the MZ-5n, set the shutter > BD> to 1/125 to get the 1/100 sync. With the MZ-S, I set it to 1/180. > > BD> I'm quite embarrassed asking this question, but I now feel I need to know. > BD> Is what is happening correct? Am I doing the right thing by setting the > BD> shutter higher? Btw, the pictures turn out just fine. I just don't > BD> understand why the shutter speed is SO low and the aperture is wide open. > > BD> Please, any assistance would be very appreciated, and while feeling like a > BD> fool for a while, at least I'll know what the heck is going on. > > BD> BD > BD> ****************************************************** > BD> Brad W. Dobo, HBA (Eds.) > BD> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > BD> ICQ#: 16566668 >
