----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" Subject: Re: Optio S4 - first impressions
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" > > Subject: Re: Optio S4 - first impressions > > > > > > > On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Boris Liberman wrote: > > > > > > > That's why I am falling deeper and deeper in love with my ME Super - > > > > everything is much smoother, much more natural, much faster... > > > > > > Until you need to use flash. > > > > Errmmmm, how does that change things? > > From Boj's site: > > > 1. turn flash on, > > 2. compose, > > 3. set X-sync shutter speed, > > 4. focus, > > 5. note subject distance, > > 6. find out F from the back of the flash (make sure to look in the > > appropriate film-speed column), > > 7. select F, > > 8. shoot. >From Bill's bag of tricks: 1) Use a Pentax dedicated auto flash. 2) turn on flash and camera (in auto). 3) set f/stop as per guide on flash. 4) compose, focus and shoot. Not quite as dumb as using a TTL dedicated, but only one more step, and there are no myriads of buttons on an ME-S. William Robb
