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« Last post by David H. Hartman on Today at 01:25:53 »One more minor item for the wish list for a feature of an FTZ III. This is a feature that is not available to lenses without a CPU. FV lock (Flash Value) does not function on the Z8 with FTZ and AIS Nikkors.
The FV Lock fires an open flash that the camera uses to determines the flash exposure. It's toggle on, toggle off. Press to measure and lock the flash exposure; press a second time to release the flash exposure.
What this does for me is takes care of the say cheese smile of a first shot. Almost all subjects relax and give a natural smile after the measurement open flash. Typically I take a first and second shot. The subjects might be guests at a reception or children, a record for them and their parents when they are older. There is also the advantage if two or maybe three shots are taken the post processing will be almost identical for each shot in a series. Sometimes guess at a reception will clown for the camera so a series might be a half dozen.
The distance to the subject must remain the same. What I found with my Z8 and an SB-400 is the FV Lock works with AF-S G and AF-D Nikkors but not AIS. I'm not sure why FV Lock does not function with an FTZ mounted AIS lens but it doesn't.
Dave
The FV Lock fires an open flash that the camera uses to determines the flash exposure. It's toggle on, toggle off. Press to measure and lock the flash exposure; press a second time to release the flash exposure.
What this does for me is takes care of the say cheese smile of a first shot. Almost all subjects relax and give a natural smile after the measurement open flash. Typically I take a first and second shot. The subjects might be guests at a reception or children, a record for them and their parents when they are older. There is also the advantage if two or maybe three shots are taken the post processing will be almost identical for each shot in a series. Sometimes guess at a reception will clown for the camera so a series might be a half dozen.
The distance to the subject must remain the same. What I found with my Z8 and an SB-400 is the FV Lock works with AF-S G and AF-D Nikkors but not AIS. I'm not sure why FV Lock does not function with an FTZ mounted AIS lens but it doesn't.
Dave
