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Re: [OM] what happend to my flash shots?!

Subject: Re: [OM] what happend to my flash shots?!
From: Acer/Siddiq <waltherppk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:56:38 -0800
1/25/02 8:12:58 AM, "Ian A. Nichols" <I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> > 1. Some light from the diffuser reached the sensor, shutting it off too 
>> > soon.
>> 
>> I'd have to disagree with this. I've employed Acer's method before (with the 
>> curved piece of opaque plastic).
>
>A suggestion for further investigation (Acer):  Try the same rig ,
>either with an empty camera or using the test button, firing straight at
>a uniformly coloured wall and see if the recycle time changes
>significantly with distance.  It should.  If light is getting directly
>to the sensor, then you should see less variation, since the
>diffuser-to-sensor distance is constant.

good idea. will try tonight. thanks. will let you all know what it does :)



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