Re:(2) Flash for: was: PZ-1 vs MZ-S

2003-11-06 Thread brooksdj
Thanks for the info Joe and Bruce(how many beer do i owe you now,Bruce) Ok,i'll try that with the IF button.Vic touched on it when i meet up with him,but we went over quite a bit in a short time,it was probably mentioned and duly forgotton So in the normal area of shooting,say in sun or enough

Re: Flash for: was: PZ-1 vs MZ-S

2003-11-05 Thread Bruce Dayton
Dave, Unless the camera can set flash exposure compensation like the 1p then you will have to do it the old fashioned way. Basically set to manual mode, meter and set your camera settings. Then use standard exposure compensation so that the flash will fire less than needed for full exposure. So

Re: Flash for: was: PZ-1 vs MZ-S

2003-11-05 Thread Joe Wilensky
The PZ-1 does utilize the ambient light reading along with TTL flash -- but in the situation you describe, the straight shot of a person under a tree would likely come out with too much flash on the subject, at least for most people's tastes. With the PZ-1, you can adjust flash compensation wit

Flash for: was: PZ-1 vs MZ-S

2003-11-05 Thread brooksdj
Ok so i read a bit of the PZ-1 manual at lunch(Bwaa haaa h,i really do use these things)and the daylight sync flash has me concered,again,sorry folks. It basically staes that in ttl auto the camera will set a speed between 250 and 60 according to ambient light.But no more details.