TTL: What is it?

[spindoctor]

Can someone explain to me what TTL is and its many variations like E-TTL etc. Thanks.

 

[spindoctor]

Anyone???? :dunno:

 

[kop]

I don't know

 

[adamadam]

I went to google and typed in TTL and camera and found this:
http://www.vividlight.com/articles/315_features.htm

Try searching

 

[syazkal]

Anyone???? :dunno:

http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/#eosflash

can try this link...hope it help

 

[jumbocrab]

TTL stands for "Through The Lens". TTL literally means "Through the lens" when used with other terms. For example, TTL metering. It means that the metering is not a sensor mounted somewhere on the external part of the camera body, but is mounted inside the body receiving light information through the lens that is currently mounted on the camera.

TTL is important in functions where lens characteristics makes a difference. For example, if one lens is somehow darker cast (more tinted) than another, an external sensor would not know and will not be able to compensate. But a TTL sensor would be able to compensate.

 

[CY_OH]

Besides exposure metering flash metering can be TTL too. Instead of having the flash sensor on the flash itself, the metering is done TTL. E-TTL is what Canon calls their TTL flash metering system.