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Shooting water splash with K10D and...?
As Chris mentioned, water drops are "frozen" because the flash is so much faster than the action and much faster than a shutter (up to 1/20,000s IIRC). Best bet: 1) Set the camera to manual focus, manual exposure on a tripod 2) Set to something like f/8, 1/125s (aperture is the important one) ...
Posted by edumad on 10/09/2008 - 00:06
Shooting water splash with K10D and...?
The secret is to use the flash with a minimum of flash power which should get you 1/10000s effective shutter speed. I believe you can get even higher shutter speeds of 1/30,000 with an autoflash by using a piece of paper to feed back the flash directly to the auto sensor. Either use a trigger...
Posted by rtunstal on 10/09/2008 - 16:58
Shooting water splash with K10D and...?
"The secret is to use the flash with a minimum of flash power which should get you 1/10000s effective shutter speed. I believe you can get even higher shutter speeds of 1/30,000 with an autoflash by using a piece of paper to feed back the flash directly to the auto sensor. Either use a trigge...
Posted by Don on 10/09/2008 - 18:08
I think I broke my AF360!
i have opened up a wrnty ticket, and am waiting for samsung to get back to me, (its the sef-36 actually, but i couldn't remember the model number last night) i think your correct in that the flash may now be dead, but does that account for it preventing my camera being able to expose properly wit...
Posted by nickhills on 11/09/2008 - 12:10
I think I broke my AF360!
just a quick update, thankfully (ha!) it is just the flash. i met up with rob.7wood tonight to borrow his gx10. after some experimenting in the pub, we replicated the fault on his body also. since my post the other night the flash (seems) to have stopped locking up. but the 100% black capture ...
Posted by nickhills on 11/09/2008 - 23:44
I think I broke my AF360!
ok, thanks for getting back to me, i'll give that a go over the weekend, but i'm preparing myself for the fact that i may have to buy a new one. if thats the case, do you know of/think anyone would be interested in the old one for spares/repair? thanks for all your help nick
Posted by nickhills on 12/09/2008 - 01:28
K10D Club Photography
Hi TerminalFunk (and welcome to the forum)! First, AF: In the K10D custom menu you can stop the "auto-focus-on-half-press". Then you use your thumb and press the little "AF" button on the back. I generally use centre focus only - allowing me to point, hit the AF, and reframe really quickly ;-) ...
Posted by MattMatic on 11/09/2008 - 12:58
K10D Club Photography
look at buying or making an omni bounce type difusser. set a high iso.(auto range 1-800 or manual 400-800) set camera to manual or tav set aperture to f5.6 to f8 shutter speeds to 1/15 sec use a wide angle lens use hyerfocal foocus on manual to get sufficient dof that you don't need to focus. ...
Posted by Don on 11/09/2008 - 14:40
Radio triggers, infrared trigger or long cable
I use a pretty cheap 16 channel radio trigger from an ebay shop in Hong Kong, about £20 inc. postage. However I found one disadvantage: when using large softboxes, the light sensors on my flash heads are obscured so I now think IR might be an all round better bet for me since the IR sensors are on t...
Posted by gartmore on 12/09/2008 - 08:34
More Flash Fun on Pentax
Matt, With regards to the original post, I wonder if you can offer some advice as I think I've come across that behaviour with hss mode. I was using a Metz 48 trying to flash balance the sky with some yellow flowers during the midday sun. I had the flash in HSS mode and I was underexposing on m...
Posted by rtunstal on 22/09/2008 - 14:52
More Flash Fun on Pentax
Well, I'm still waiting for your book! It'll be a while... up to 12 pages and I haven't even started!! :shock: And then I'll need images too... Matt may I suggest you start with a shot of a fella in a raincoat (back to camera) holding his raincoat wide open (flasher style) and some people facing ...
Posted by Don on 22/09/2008 - 19:01
More Flash Fun on Pentax
may I suggest you start with a shot of a fella in a raincoat (back to camera) holding his raincoat wide open (flasher style) and some people facing the camera, covering thier eyes from a bright light that appears to be eminating from the flashers mid section? Are you volunteering Don? :P :D :lol: ...
Posted by MattMatic on 22/09/2008 - 20:14
K100D Super and AF-540FGZ
I had the same problem once with my AF360 + K10D, couldn't figure it out at all, switched camera and flash on and off, removed batteries etc - nothing worked. Then (after many failed experiments) I tried putting the flash into SB mode and firing off a couple of shots. Hey presto! Something must have...
Posted by hefty1 on 16/09/2008 - 21:10
K100D Super and AF-540FGZ
I had the same problem once with my AF360 + K10D, couldn't figure it out at all, switched camera and flash on and off, removed batteries etc - nothing worked. Then (after many failed experiments) I tried putting the flash into SB mode and firing off a couple of shots. Hey presto! Something must have...
Posted by teruranse on 17/09/2008 - 02:02
K100D Super and AF-540FGZ
The only mode that I can get it to fire was the A mode. my TTL, M and SB all have the blinking flash icon in my view finder. So does your P-TTL still remain after you remove and insert it back? I am really having trouble with my flash... The problem I had only came up once, it confused me greatl...
Posted by hefty1 on 17/09/2008 - 10:13
K100D Super and AF-540FGZ
The only mode that I can get it to fire was the A mode. my TTL, M and SB all have the blinking flash icon in my view finder. So does your P-TTL still remain after you remove and insert it back? I am really having trouble with my flash... The problem I had only came up once, it confused me greatl...
Posted by teruranse on 17/09/2008 - 12:48
Pentax Ring Flash at last...??
I have to photograph quite a few coins. If the coin is in good condition, then a ring flash gives a good result that is clear and readable. Not a beautiful artsy photograph, but the result I need to achieve, quick and consistent. If the coin is knackered and corroded, I have to use a low raking l...
Posted by womble on 25/09/2008 - 20:45
Pentax Ring Flash at last...??
My main reason for using ring flash is that when photographing teeth, I am standing directly and close up to the subject, casting my own shadow on the subject. If the teeth are are at the back of the mouth, the problem is compounded. Using ring flash and front surface mirrors intra-orally, the probl...
Posted by neill on 02/10/2008 - 13:39
K110D and Three Older Pentax Flashes
Mac, The only dSLRs that support TTL are the *ist-D and *ist-DS. No other. However, you can use them all in "A" mode. I'm using a Metz 50MZ5 on "A" mode on the K10D and K20D with no problems. Just a few things to keep in mind with "A" mode: 1) Fix the ISO of the camera. Auto ISO just won't wor...
Posted by MattMatic on 26/09/2008 - 12:59
K110D and Three Older Pentax Flashes
How do we "Pay Already?" LOL! Not yet. Let me explain: It's going to take some serious time to finish the whole book. By the time the words are done, there'll be enough information to benefit the majority. At that time I'll set up a PayPal payment mechanism to buy the PDF e-book. Anyone who buys the...
Posted by MattMatic on 26/09/2008 - 13:48
