Correct for TTL mode where the camera is in control of the flash exposure. For
auto or manual flash where the only control available to the camera is the
shutter speed you wouldn't get uneven exposure nor underexposure but you could
get overexposure.
Dr. Flash
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Wayne Harridge <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Hep! Dr. Flash needs... um, flash help
> Sent: Dec 27 '08 23:45
>
> >
> > Hmmm,
> > So what happens with an OM-2 with a similar scenario? Would
> > the flash in
> > normal auto trip the shutter faster than the synch speed
> > resulting in an uneven
> > exposure?
> > A. Curious Mike
> >
>
> You wouldn't get uneven exposure as the shutter would be fully open when the
> flash fired assuming the ambient light level wasn't high enough to give you
> a shutter speed < 1/60. The OTF sensor would detect sufficient light for
> the exposure from the flash and close the shutter. If there was not
> sufficient light from the flash the OTF sensor would keep the shutter open
> until the ambient light completed the exposure.
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
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