Oh, not to be so...erm..cannot think of the term, but I knew it with flash, it was used in an example in a large text where the author was using a F4 I think and the SB-28 speedlite. He talked about that 'trick' when talking about that system.
Brad. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: MZ-S can you ... > "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >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? > > Not only that, but the white handkerchief technique *will* work when using > TTL flash. The meter has no way of knowing that there's anything over the > flash head cutting its output so the exposure it sets will be "wrong" for > the amount of light that actually gets out of the flash. I've used this > technique with the PZ-1p and the AF400FTZ. I've also used the manual > compensation technique that Tom describes. > > > > > > >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 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > Photography and writing >
