I think we are speaking of apples and oranges here tv. I never ever make errors ;-) Ok, the *odd* time...but I think what I tried to answer and what you did were different. So incorrect perhaps. I dunno.
Brad ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: RE: MZ-S can you ... > Brad is incorrect. The compensation dial does affect ttl flash output > just as you described. I calculate that I've done it about 1500 times > this year with AF500FTZ's. > > Now, does it work with this particular flash you're talking about? > Hell if I know, but it *should* work with any TTL flash. What sort of > modification did you make? Did you have data imprinting on? > > tv > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Leon Altoff [mailto:leon@;bluering.org.au] > > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:31 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: MZ-S can you ... > > > > > > Brad, > > > > White hankerchiefs have no effect when using TTL. I know > > that on the > > Z1, MZ-3 and MZ-5n you can set the camera to manual and use the > > exposure compensation on the camera to affect the TTL flash > > output. On > > the MZ-S this does not appear to be the case. I have a custom built > > flash with 2 heads, that used to be an AF240FT which I use for macro > > work. It's far lighter and easier to carry than 2 of any > > sort of flash > > and I'd like to use it with the MZ-S. Without the capability to do > > flash compensation and auto bracketing it makes it a lot > > less useful. > > > > Leon > > > > > > On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 06:45:54 -0500, Brad Dobo wrote: > > > > >Dare I weigh in? > > > > > >MZ-S can you ... do anything, yes! ;-) > > > > > >I may be wrong, I frequently am, but I do believe the EV > > dial on the camera > > >only 'tricks' the camera's meter. Nothing to do with > > flash. So, IMO, the > > >AF360FGZ is the only one capable of doing 'flash > > compensation'. Of course, > > >you can use white handkerchiefs to cut the power (the old > > rule was one layer > > >for every stop?). > > > > > >Brad Dobo > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Leon Altoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 3:04 AM > > >Subject: MZ-S can you ... > > > > > > > > >> Hello all, > > >> > > >> I have a question for my fellow MZ-S owners out there. > > >> > > >> Is it possible to do flash compensation with older > > digital flashes like > > >> the AF-240FT? I did a few test shots using the camera > > set in manual > > >> mode and dialing in compensation on the camera > > compensation dial, but > > >> every picture came back with no change. > > >> > > >> So has anyone managed to do compensation on an older > > flash or can it > > >> only be done with the AF360FGZ? > > >> > > >> Thanks for all help. > > >> > > >> > > >> Leon > > >> > > >> http://www.bluering.org.au > > >> http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
