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What old flash unit?
The AF200 works ok in the K-M using aperture priority decide - what ISO you want, then work out the aperture on the scale on the back of the camera. True - it isn't TTL but I had mine in my camera bag before I bought the K-M!
Posted by SteveA on 16/12/2009 - 10:16
strobe-need repair
I have a spare strobe that I have broken connected it to a inverter and it was the wrong sin wave It still work's but only one shot and then you have to turn it of and then back on. Dose anyone know where i can get it repaired at a good price as i can pick strobe's up for under £90.00 from ph...
Posted by pink on 06/12/2009 - 01:18
Is the camera shop having me on?
Went into a camera shop today and asked about a flash for my K20d. He mentioned they had pentax, sigma and sunpac in Pentax fit (do sunpac do pentax fit) and he pulled out a pentax flash, the one without a swivel head and said it was £180 and if I bought it with a TTL flash cable (£50) and a bracke...
Posted by NeilP on 07/12/2009 - 23:21
flash connection problem
I've quite an ambitious lighting set up that I want to achieve next week (nice to get 11 portrait sessions in the studio two weeks before Christmas!) and I need to press at least one of my AF400Ts into service. I want to use one of them as a background light on a backlight stand which isn't somet...
Posted by gartmore on 10/12/2009 - 12:42
flash connection problem
Matt, Peter and Don all great ideas! Thanks. Matt, I swear my undying love to you. I knew there was a relatively simple solution I couldn't see. I'll be back to Calumet in the morning and swap the Wein slave for a hotshoe one. The idea of something the size of well, a peanut, plugged directly ...
Posted by gartmore on 10/12/2009 - 17:12
AF200T
I picked up of these flashes on eBay recently. I was expecting a flash with a back that looked like this (from the bdimitrov.de page), with manual controls etc Instead I got one with a back that only has an on/off switch and a test button and nothing else. It seems to be the correct model as...
Posted by thoughton on 12/12/2009 - 11:07
AF200T
Looks like you might have a AF200SA that's had it's hot shoe mount replaced with the wrong one. The AF200SA has only On/Off and Test switches on the back. There is only one model of AF200T which likes like the image you've posted unless there was another model for a different geographical market ...
Posted by Mannesty on 12/12/2009 - 11:17
Cobra off-camera flash bracket - what does it work with?
That sounds about right. I see those on ebay but the sellers never show a photo of the back of the unit around the hotshoe (which would confirm whether it unclips or not). I'll get a photo tomorrow. Are the D650 or D700 safe for use on a DSLR?
Posted by Dangermouse on 14/12/2009 - 21:10
First play off camera flashguns - what am I doing wrong?
McBrian, Pretty certain that there is no pre flash, I only see one pulse from the pop up. The only time I seem to get a pre flash is when I use the 2 sec timer. I do get a strobe effect whe it tries to focus in low light but I keep the button half pressed until I can see the charge/ready light o...
Posted by pnjmcc on 18/12/2009 - 09:38
First play off camera flashguns - what am I doing wrong?
Pretty certain that there is no pre flash, I only see one pulse from the pop up. The only time I seem to get a pre flash is when I use the 2 sec timer. I do get a strobe effect whe it tries to focus in low light but I keep the button half pressed until I can see the charge/ready light on both the fl...
Posted by hefty1 on 18/12/2009 - 10:25
First play off camera flashguns - what am I doing wrong?
Thanks Oggy. Well the problem is back again, I only get the flash in with a shutterspeed at or slower then 1/15 and I ain't the only one with this problem. They said it's the temperature but I've not been outside for the day and inside it's 19 degrees Celsius so if they don't do it now they...
Posted by Anvh on 10/01/2010 - 12:56
First play off camera flashguns - what am I doing wrong?
I would say Skyport have about the same capability and reliability as the Cactus V2s that I bought off eBay for 10% the cost of the Skyports. In fact two years later, the Cactus work just as well as the day I got them. Skyports no longer work and have been sent back for repair (I guess I paid $2...
Posted by amoringello on 10/01/2010 - 21:56
First play off camera flashguns - what am I doing wrong?
In fact two years later, the Cactus work just as well as the day I got them. Skyports no longer work and have been sent back for repair (I guess I paid $200 for the warranty). Had lots of problems with Elinchrom products and support... series of issues with strobes as well as the remotes.... they ...
Posted by Anvh on 10/01/2010 - 22:33
Sigma EF430st [pa] and k10d will it work??
I have just bought a s/h Sigma EF-430ST [PA] flash to use with My K10d. Has any one used this combination and got it to work? It is with the PA designation for Pentax but I can't get it to work, or more correctly get it to work correctly. it does not always trigger and has numbers that illuminate ...
Posted by adwb on 20/12/2009 - 15:31
Sigma EF430st [pa] and k10d will it work??
Gareth, thanks for the reply, what you say is what I assume as well but it dont work correctly, Oh back to the shop tomorrow, thought it was to good to be true. Alistair
Posted by adwb on 20/12/2009 - 16:23
Vintage flash for Pentax ES II
Try and get hold of an old Pentax Super Lite II, Not sure of all the specs on it, but I wouldn't expect it to be too powerful, but its certainly retro enough for you. I had one given to me some time back but unfortunately the batteries were left in it and destroyed the internals, I binned it.
Posted by Clarky on 31/12/2009 - 07:39
What Kinds of Lighting Accessories are Needed Pt.2
When attempting to control lighting, it is important to decide which part of the subject area you wish to light or which sector will have a greater amount of light to draw the eye to. Now this can also be perceived as, which part of the image will be shaded with less light. That is where the "Yin ...
Posted by benjikan on 03/01/2010 - 22:56
Which flash bracket?
I bought one of a while back. Works well (although I don't use it much since I bought a ringflash)
Posted by Mike-P on 05/01/2010 - 20:00
flash and manual [m] lens on a K10
I expect this is blindingly obvious to every one but me but with a Metz 36 flash which has no settings at all how do you use it with M series lens on K10D The flash works 100% ok with any full auto focus lens and with my "A" type lens but if you change the aperture to manual the flash does not go o...
Posted by adwb on 06/01/2010 - 11:43
Pocket Wizard equivalent? Help please
Yes that was me about the Cactus v4 and there is a lot about it on Pentaxforums.com Most of the time they work like they should and in cold weather they might misfire because of the batteries getting cold and the Pentax AF540FGZ has the biggest problem of all it seems. Going to try other batteries ...
Posted by Anvh on 15/01/2010 - 11:36
