Hi Frank, TTL can be used on "Automatic" and sync automatically if the flash is on. The 3700 is quite the powerful little unit and has quite a few accessories that go with it like the flip-up diffuser which is nice for close-ups. Don't know about question number two.
Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 4:57 AM Subject: LX ttl flash metering questions > Omigod! Frank's posting an actual, honest-to-goodness On Topic Pentax > Question!! I'm so used to putting OT in front of my posts, it seems almost > automatic to do so. > > Okay, now that you've all gotten back in the chairs that you just fell out > of, here goes. > > You may recall that I recently got a flash (Vivitar 3700) with which to > exploit my LX's ttl flash metering capabilities. Two questions: > > 1) In the LX manual, it says that for Pentax ttl flashes, if I leave the > shutter speed dial at Automatic, put the flash on the camera and turn the > flash on, the camera will automatically set the shutter speed to the > appropriate flash sync. It shows us this by lighting up the led next to "x" > in the viewfinder (which also lets us know that the flash is charged and > ready to go). Since my Vivitar elicits this reaction in the viewfinder, am > I to assume that I can leave the shutter speed dial at Auto and not worry > about changing the speed to "x" every time I put the flash on? If so, > "cool"! > > And, here's the most important question: > > 2) In another thread this week, I read (I think it was tvv) that the > exposure compensation dial does not affect ttl flash metering. That thread > was talking about another fine Pentax product, but do I assume that applies > to the LX as well? Again, in the manual, in the Exposure Compensation > section no mention of flashes is made, and in the Flash section, no mention > of the exposure compensation dial is made. > > I just wanted to be absolutely sure on that one, because it would be a real > nice feature to have with the flash, methinks. > > Thanks in advance, > frank > > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer > > _________________________________________________________________ > Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months > FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > >
