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metz flash vs. pentax 360 or 500 on the Ist DS
If you mount a K lens with the 360 (on the *ist D), and set the flash to P-TTL, it will switch modes to TTL when you press the shutter, and expose correctly. Likewise, it will expose correctly in A mode. By "expose correctly", I mean that it will cut the flash when enough light has b...
Posted by George Lazarette on 01/09/2006 - 12:38
Red Eye in individuals.
Hi all, As I mentioned in a previous post, I took a load of pictures of people picking up their silverware at Saturday's Darts Presentation evening. I'm just going though them and doing a little touching up here and there, and I've noticed that the same people are getting red eye?? I know the h...
Posted by LiamD on 15/05/2006 - 20:55
Red Eye in individuals.
Anatomy of the eye (at least, the bits contributing to redeye in your pics). The iris is what gives our eyes their colour. The pupil ( the black part in the centre of the iris) is the variable opening (aperture) that regulates the amount of light that enters the eye. The retina is the innermost c...
Posted by Mannesty on 15/05/2006 - 21:34
Metz flash on the K10D?
Here's a document: http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh/P-TTL_Vs_TTL.html and http://www.geocities.com/ricehigh/K100D/RiceHighs_Pentax_K100D_Full_Review.html#P-TTL_Exposure_Accuracy Worth the read (even if it is extremely "picky" in parts :P). I forgot that for TTL flash you require a s...
Posted by MattMatic on 01/11/2006 - 12:03
Flash Compatibility
The problem lies with the DL2 only having P-TTL flash compatability.. Your flash will work in manual mode, or auto if the flash has an inbuilt sensor. But you cannot use the TTL capabilities with the DL2. As far as I know only the D & DS have TTL compatability.
Posted by stevieskin on 04/11/2006 - 13:05
AF 280T with *ist DL2 compatibility
I am hankering after a K10D but wonder if I have to buy a new flash unit. I don't really want to, particularly as I use one so rarely. What say you, oh sages of the forum? :? It all depends what you have at the moment. If it is an auto gun with its own sensor, it'll happily work with the K10D. ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 30/07/2007 - 20:23
DIY Ring Light Adapter for reversed lens
Well the results are in... Tried it out this evening - much to managements displeasure -(Supposed to be going out at 7!) First impressions: Very straightforward to do No particular skill - just a good small philips screwdriver The right adhesive and a bit of cleaning and paint removal prior ...
Posted by mayday on 03/08/2010 - 23:45
SIGMA EF 500 DG ST/Super
vivitar 285, 283 series....every manufacturer should copy.....little battery clips are a godsend when you need a fast battery swap, in the dark. Dom - the 283 - do you use them in auto or full-manual ode? I have a couple 283's and remote sensor cables I used to use for portraits (weddings, etc.) I...
Posted by Classvino on 25/06/2007 - 15:50
SIGMA EF 500 DG ST/Super
mine work great, esp with nmhd rechargables. (I don't know if like the 285 hv there's older ones that you have to worry about voltage). i use them both ways depends on the setup... remote sensors are usefull as they don't swivel, and if you have them on umbrella stands, you need the sensor off...
Posted by Don on 25/06/2007 - 16:20
High speed sync - wireless
Unfortunately I sold my leads on eBay 3 months ago thinking I would never need them. I've often used my 360fgz off camera hand held but I've just been testing out the wireless range, 2 360FGZs, one on camera, one off. High speed sync mode at 500th second and f5.6 and 800asa. The one on camera in ...
Posted by McBrian on 29/04/2007 - 19:17
High speed sync - wireless
I am left wondering why the remote flash worked when it was behind the camera. It would have nor received direct light from the on board flash there. In one shot I covered the small round sensor with my finger. The flash still fired. However when the whole red base of the flash was covered with m...
Posted by ScottyH on 29/04/2007 - 19:51
Is PTTL worthless?
OK, maybe someone can tell me if I'm right on this, or if I or my equipment is at fault... To start, I have the AF540FGZ (same goes for the 360) mounted on my K10D (similar behavior on my istD). Now, when I take a shot at something, oh lets say 4 meters or so away the subject appears to be exp...
Posted by amoringello on 10/05/2007 - 22:28
AF400T flash guns
TTL guns work OK'ish on the *istD but, as I'm sure you can appreciate, the reflections from the glass covered sensor are way different to that of film. In certain circumstances, TTL flash on the *istD is a tad unpredictable. That said, even these older guns work fine on the K10D, but in manual mo...
Posted by Mannesty on 29/05/2007 - 17:37
PTTL - how its done??
OK, almost hate to bring this one up again but I've been playing around a bit with the 540 flash on my K10D and still having trouble getting proper exposures. I think I've narrowed down the types of shots that cause the confusion but need some clarification/advice, or at least a shoulder to cry on....
Posted by amoringello on 14/06/2007 - 00:11
Yet another K100d/K10d flash compatibility thread!
The way I do this is to mount a small AF240Z on the hotshoe, pointed at the ceiling, and then have a 360 or 400FTZ on a flash bracket. Is that just relying on the flash units' sensors to get the exposure right? No, I am talking about a situation where I have chosen to set the exposure manually, an...
Posted by George Lazarette on 26/06/2007 - 00:10
Bounce type flashgun
Yes, Pentax AF540FGZ or AF360FGZ. If you want it to work properly, buy Pentax. There is a Sigma (something like DG500) that has had good reports. Just about any old Pentax fit flash gun will work fine in manual mode, but you need to do more work to get the exposure correct. Funnily enough, I have ha...
Posted by George Lazarette on 09/07/2007 - 22:07
Bounce type flashgun
Funnily enough, I have had the most consistent results on digital cameras using old auto-sensor flashes like the AF240Z. One was sold on Ebay today for under a tenner. I've been experimenting a bit with an old auto-sensor flash - the Braun 320 BVC. It has bounce and swivel, but no zoom. And onl...
Posted by ChrisA on 09/07/2007 - 22:16
Bounce type flashgun
I'd assume that the flash being pre-DSLR, doesn't allow for the FOV crop factor in the way that the newer flashes adjust correctly? That's a good point, which I hadn't thought of. But wouldn't it be the case that regardless of the crop factor, a non-zoomable flash head will have a single focal le...
Posted by ChrisA on 09/07/2007 - 23:05
Bounce type flashgun
Funnily enough, I have had the most consistent results on digital cameras using old auto-sensor flashes like the AF240Z. One was sold on Ebay today for under a tenner. I've been experimenting a bit with an old auto-sensor flash - the Braun 320 BVC. It has bounce and swivel, but no zoom. And onl...
Posted by George Lazarette on 09/07/2007 - 23:24
Bounce type flashgun
I came to the tentative conclusion that the angle of view seen by the sensor could, if the lens focal length was too long, be too great, and therefore respond to more reflected light than gets in through the lens. Is this likely to be right? No. Please elaborate :)
Posted by ChrisA on 09/07/2007 - 23:27
