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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 244324" data-attributes="member: 12496">I think it only means it is not a TTL flash.&nbsp; It just says TTL Metering is not available.&nbsp; Which is good in a way, because if it were, it would only be for old film cameras, and no way it could work for digital cameras.I think it is just an old &quot;auto&quot; flash, which has a forward looking sensor, and it sees its own flash and can limit the flash power accordingly.&nbsp; &nbsp; Which was what we had back in the 1970s, and it can still work.&nbsp; A few modern flashes still include that feature as one option, but I doubt anyone uses it now.However, you have to set the camera ISO and aperture into the flash.&nbsp; &nbsp; It has to know the exposure goal.&nbsp; Some flashes could access that information directly from the hot shoe, but that one cannot access todays CLS digital cameras.&nbsp; However, if you can manually set ISO and fstop into the flash,&nbsp; then it could work, on its own&nbsp;&nbsp; Just set ISO and fstop, put it on hot shoe, and it should work, within the stated distance range. (assuming it works).If the flash and camera could communicate (again, you need a newer flash for todays CLS cameras), then it would limit the camera to 1/200 second max sync speed.&nbsp;&nbsp; Exceeding that limit gives the dark bands in the picture.I'm sorry to say it, but frankly, you are just wasting your time with it.&nbsp; Maybe it is an interesting gadget experiment, but for photography, you are wasting your time.&nbsp; Times change (and this one is about two times back). Film and digital flash are drastically different, and incompatible.&nbsp; Digital cameras are relatively recent, and an &quot;old&quot; flash is simply not appropriate any more (except of course Manual flash mode, which this one does not have).&nbsp;You need a modern flash for your modern camera.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are inexpensive ones (like under $100) and expensive ones (for a lot more).&nbsp; Maybe see <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1h.html" target="_blank">Beginners Guide to Select a Hot Shoe Flash - and Compare Power Rating of Flashes with Guide Numbers</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 244324, member: 12496"] I think it only means it is not a TTL flash. It just says TTL Metering is not available. Which is good in a way, because if it were, it would only be for old film cameras, and no way it could work for digital cameras. I think it is just an old "auto" flash, which has a forward looking sensor, and it sees its own flash and can limit the flash power accordingly. Which was what we had back in the 1970s, and it can still work. A few modern flashes still include that feature as one option, but I doubt anyone uses it now. However, you have to set the camera ISO and aperture into the flash. It has to know the exposure goal. Some flashes could access that information directly from the hot shoe, but that one cannot access todays CLS digital cameras. However, if you can manually set ISO and fstop into the flash, then it could work, on its own Just set ISO and fstop, put it on hot shoe, and it should work, within the stated distance range. (assuming it works). If the flash and camera could communicate (again, you need a newer flash for todays CLS cameras), then it would limit the camera to 1/200 second max sync speed. Exceeding that limit gives the dark bands in the picture. I'm sorry to say it, but frankly, you are just wasting your time with it. Maybe it is an interesting gadget experiment, but for photography, you are wasting your time. Times change (and this one is about two times back). Film and digital flash are drastically different, and incompatible. Digital cameras are relatively recent, and an "old" flash is simply not appropriate any more (except of course Manual flash mode, which this one does not have). You need a modern flash for your modern camera. There are inexpensive ones (like under $100) and expensive ones (for a lot more). Maybe see [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1h.html"]Beginners Guide to Select a Hot Shoe Flash - and Compare Power Rating of Flashes with Guide Numbers[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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