Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pur-phy.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:Physics:hal From: hal@pur-phy.UUCP (Hal Chambers) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: fill-in flash Message-ID: <1216@pur-phy.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 16:24:53 EST Article-I.D.: pur-phy.1216 Posted: Tue Feb 21 16:24:53 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Feb-84 01:31:07 EST Organization: Purdue University Physics Dept. Lines: 19 The Minolta X700 handles its dedicated flash this way... M mode: (manual) Flash is operated by the Guide Number method. A mode: (aperture priority) You select aperture, camera meters the flash off the file plane and shuts it down when the correct amount of light has been received. P mode: (program) Camera selects the aperture based on the ambient light, then meters the flash off the file plane during exposure. In the A and P modes the camera automatically selects its fastest (1/60) sync speed. For fill in flash outdoors this can be a bit slow and it would be nice to have a faster sync speed (some cameras sync at 1/125 and even 1/250). Hal Chambers Purdue University ...!pur-ee!Physics:hal