Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leicoid Digital.....
From: "Dr. Joseph Yao" <joseph@yao.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 23:27:09 +0800

on 11/4/01 4:53 pm, brougham3@yahoo.com at brougham3@yahoo.com wrote:

> apbbeijing <apbbeijing@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> As I understand it all good digital
>> SLR cameras require distance information for accurate real time TTL flash
>> exposure which is something Nikon D lenses and Canon EF lenses for example
>> provide: no current Leica lenses do.
> 
> What's different between digital and film cameras such that digital cameras
> require this?

I suspect digital cameras have no film surface for the TTL flash sensor to
read off during exposure.  The subject distance becomes a lot more crucial
and essential.

Joseph

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