I don't think so. The slider on the back is just a plastic calculator.
The camera controls the flash based on the ISO set on it.
At 11:43 AM 12/30/2002 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks Bob.
1:1 might be to much.I have just been surfing the net on this and i
read that you can change the ASA setting on the back of the flash to
fool it.So if i wanted to cut the flash down a bit(as the 280t does
not have a thyristor)with ASA 100 in the camera,set flash at 200 or
400 and the flash SHOULD give a smaller flash burst correct.The
higher setting is telling the flash its more sensitive film and less
light need.Am i reading this correctly?
Dave
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:52:04 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Is this proper fill flash method
Dave,
Fill flash with the Super Program is a bit inconvenient, but works.
Try this...
With the flash off, take the lens off of the A setting and meter the
scene.
Look for an f stop where the shutter speed goes to 1/125.
Leave the lens at this f stop and turn the flash on.
You now have a 1 to 1 ratio, ambient to flash lighting.
You have to fiddle with the aperture and/or exposure compensation
dial
to get different ratios.
Regards, Bob S.
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> Still stymied on this a bit.
> I now have the Super Program and AF280T flash combo .Prior to
buying
> this equipment when i did winners pictures at a horse show,the
rider
> and horse either faced the sun and squinted or i turned them a
bit
> and the face is a bit dark.
> If i but the flash in any auto mode it sets the camera to flash
> sync.If i set the flash to manual,meter for ambiant light at
1/125
> or less will the flash over power or should i meter ambiant and
use
> a diffuser like the lumi-quest or the plastic bouncy thingy,or
set
> the aperature,say,1 stop less to allow for flash.
> Until i get something like the MZ-S and proper flash,i'll have to
> work this way for a while<g>
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