Edward Bussa
Member
I have had my Pentax FA 50mm 1.4 for a couple of weeks now. I am really pleased with how flexible low-light shooting has become with this lens.
However, I have a black cat. =D
The system is forever trying to figure out how to focus on this black cat in low light., and because there are almost zero contrasting lines on this black cat, it will continue to trying without success.
I had an idea last night. Included with the shipment of the 50mm was an AF 540 FGZ dedicated flash unit with SB mode. So I decided to try it out, and it worked perfectly! I was able to use the autofocus in very low light (with help from the auto focus assist lamp on the flash) and get some pics of my kitten that I was unable to get before.
Now, the AF 540 FGZ is not small and it got me thinking. Does anyone now of or think they would use a small unit that is not a flash, but rather just a dedicated "SB" unit that simply serves as an autofocus assist lamp?
Also, please forgive me if I'm using the "SB" term in some improper way... I don't know what it means but would like to!?
Thanks for any info.
However, I have a black cat. =D
The system is forever trying to figure out how to focus on this black cat in low light., and because there are almost zero contrasting lines on this black cat, it will continue to trying without success.
I had an idea last night. Included with the shipment of the 50mm was an AF 540 FGZ dedicated flash unit with SB mode. So I decided to try it out, and it worked perfectly! I was able to use the autofocus in very low light (with help from the auto focus assist lamp on the flash) and get some pics of my kitten that I was unable to get before.
Now, the AF 540 FGZ is not small and it got me thinking. Does anyone now of or think they would use a small unit that is not a flash, but rather just a dedicated "SB" unit that simply serves as an autofocus assist lamp?
Also, please forgive me if I'm using the "SB" term in some improper way... I don't know what it means but would like to!?
Thanks for any info.