Oops - nix that one. When I tried with the big strobe all worked fine. The
light then came on (pun intended) and I retried with the small flash, giving
generous flash on a white target. No problem.
Probable explanation: the main subject in the first test was small, and a
lot of the rest of the scene was farther from the flash. Fall-off gave less
light there, and the camera was patiently waiting for more.
A bit embarrassing, but instructive. If you want to use auto, make sure the
camera isn't fooled. Spot mode would have been appropriate here.
Regards,
Andrew
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> From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 10:19:24 -0500
> I just tested a shoe-mounted Contax flash on it. It seemed to work fine
> on manual, but when I tested on auto the shutter stayed open a long time...
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