Hi Gianfranco, That`s what my LX does also, so I think it`s a normal
behavior. When there is enough light it won`t fire the flash in TTL,
if you need fill flash, take it off of TTL.
Steve Larson
Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gianfranco Irlanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:23 PM
Subject: LX flash question
> Hi everybody,
>
> Maybe some LX owner could help me to understand the strange
> behaviour of my various LX when the AF280T is on the camera.
> What happened is that the camera refused to fire the flash in
> daylight. It happened for something like 7 shots, then I quit
> taking pictures thinking of a faulty thing.
> Back home, I tried the camera, same settings (A, flash on TTL,
> in vertical position, lens on f/4,5), and the flash fired.
> Moving around my room I framed the lamp under the ceiling and...
> no flash. Only when I closed the aperture to a value that
> allowed the camera to chose a speed under 1/60 (I think 1/50,
> the working speed in TTL flash) then the flash fired again.
> All my LX cameras and both my AF280T act this way.
> Is it normal?
> I always thought that the camera wouldn't bother about the
> amount of light in the frame when in TTL mode.
> Does this mean that there is a sort of Auto flash mode in the
> circuit that controls the flash, or what?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Gianfranco
>
> PS: I've found a Hotshoe Adapter F. According to the
> instructions of the cable I already own it cannot be used with a
> flash on it, at least when the cable is attached to the adapter.
> Anybody tried to mount a flash on the adapter and another via cable?
>
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