After reading your follow-on detailed post it finally sunk in that live
view exposure measurement should be perfectly able to control TTL flash
exposure. Waddya know. Time to take another look at Metz. But lately,
Dr. Manual Flash has been using a T-32 in auto mode on the 5D for
outdoor fill flash on the 5D (in the 6 foot range). Takes a lot of
twiddling of the ISO slider to get a decent fill exposure but seems to
work well. Better than I can calculate or measure a test flash exposure.
Dr. Manual Flash
On 10/5/2012 5:19 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I'm a few days late getting to your post, John. But your statement that
> old Metz SCA 3xx / 3xxx flash gear is compatible with anything digital
> is a big surprise be it Sony or anything else. The SCA nomenclature for
> Metz flashes is somewhat familiar to me but the specifics are not. I
> can only conclude that these particlar Metz flash units are *not TTL*.
> Correct???
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 10/1/2012 3:13 PM, John Lind wrote:
>> Hijacking the thread - which was bound to occur eventually
>>
>> I am finally diving into digital beyond the casual cell phone grab
>> shots. Wanted a pocket compact first - small enough to easily fit
>> into a cycling jersey pocket - and ended up with a Sony DSC-RX100.
>> The images from it have stunning clarity, contrast and resolution -
>> finally a digital compact that rivals what I could get from my Rollei
>> 35S in the same form factor.
>>
>> The RX100 is phenomenal with an enormous 1" sensor and Zeiss
>> Vario-Sonnar glass, but it is a compact with some limitation similar
>> to my Rollei 35S. Now for a larger digital. After using the OM system
>> for so long - along with a ZI RF - the DSLRs are too heavy and bulky.
>> After some deliberation I'm going mirror-less as the current state of
>> EVF technology is making optical viewfinders, prisms and mirrors all
>> but obsolescent.
>>
>> Ask 10 folks and you'd get 10 different preferences (OK maybe 7-8)
>> for a mirror-less with interchangeable lenses, an excellent EVF and a
>> hot shoe. The choice for me is the NEX-7 which can use all of my fast
>> OM glass with an inexpensive adapter (akin to a "dumb" extension
>> tube). Yes, the OM-D was on the short list. Fortunately I outfitted
>> myself with a fair amount of Metz SCA 3xx / 3xxx flash gear some
>> years ago and it's *all* usable with the proper SCA 3xx2 adapter and
>> remote / connecting cords, nearly all of which I already have.
>>
>> Been a long time in coming - digital finally achieving what I was
>> able to get from the 35mm films I used.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 1, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> A very controversial posting, not really sure where I stand on
>>>> this issue.
>>>
>>> Way to take a stand, Wayne.
>>>
>>> We haven't had Dr. No weigh in yet.
>>>
>>> AG
>>>
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