I'm not sure your conclusions are correct. In Super FP mode, it is not
acting as a manual flash. It is acting like a flash bulb, with repeated
lightning fast flashes over a significant period of time (relatively). It
is not like manual, where you have to calculate everything. It is closer to
a T flash, where the camera does all the work. In other words, automatic
fill flash. No fuss, no muss. Turn on the flash. Shoot. Magical fill
flash.
It's pretty amazing, actually.
Tom
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to this discussion. I now understand
> better what the F280 offers compared to the T32 (at least, I think I do!).
> Here is my summary:
>
> (1) The F280 contains no special intelligence for handling fill-in flash.
>
> (2) When set to "Super FP" mode, the F280 acts as a manual flash, and
> discharges at maximum power. Therefore, to get exactly the amount of
> fill-in that you want, you need to use the same procedures as you would
for
> any manual flash gun. The only difference is that the F280 allows you to
> use fast shutter speeds.
>
> (3) Despite point (2) above, user experience is that using the OM4Ti on
> "auto" for typical fill-in subjects photographed from typical distances at
> typical levels of ambient illumination, the end result is usually OK. It
> might not give the optimum amount of fill-in, but usually it gives a
result
> that is better than would be obtained with no fill-in.
>
> As someone who likes precision, I find these conclusions rather
> disappointing, and have decided to defer a possible purchase of an F280
> (possibly indefinitely).
>
> -- from Cy in the UK
>
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