As long as you use the flash mode "Manual discharge", don't worry. The camera will fire in this mode, whatever the light conditions is. The only way to fire the flash in this mode is by manually releasing the flash with the flash up button.
Most time I photograph in this mode, and I'm an available light man myself. I do use flash now and then, but very infrequent. My unofficial photo slogan is "Flash is for sissies". Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24. august 2005 02:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: istDS Flash Question > > Yikes! Belinkoff is asking a question about flash?!? What's the world > coming to? > > Well, actually I'm asking a question about not using flash. Can flash use > be turned off absolutely with the istDS? My concern is that there may be > some circumstances where the camera will decide flash is appropriate and > that the flash will go off automatically, or, barring that, the camera > won't fire at all. IOW, if I'm using the camera in one mode or another, > and decide to not use flash, will the camera will allow me to underexpose > to whatever degree i want without annoying me with the flash popping up or > sending me a distracting message or, worst of all, refusing to fire > because > the chosen exposure is outside some parameter or other. > > The main reason I ask is that I saw someone using another brand of DSLR > and > the camera refused to fire at all because of some parameter being wrong > (and I think it was because the camera decided the exposure needed flash). > I want to always be able to make an exposure regardless of how wrong it > may > be, and to make that exposure without any interference from the camera. > > > Shel > >
