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That was an limited edition, only 1000 or so are made and you got an action figure with it.
Comment by Anvh posted on Are Pentax getting carried away with coloured cameras?? at 18/05/2010 - 20:17
Yeah that might work Don, still need a second flash for that which I don't have so can't test
Mongoose, I'm not really into electronics but your idea might work though.
I might even get a second Cactus trigger and convert that to a wireless camera trigger maybe, don't know if you can do that?
Other option would be screwing around in the firmware, I was actually planning to do this. Already looked into the firmware once but it's still an nightmare.
Mongoose, I'm not really into electronics but your idea might work though.
I might even get a second Cactus trigger and convert that to a wireless camera trigger maybe, don't know if you can do that?
Other option would be screwing around in the firmware, I was actually planning to do this. Already looked into the firmware once but it's still an nightmare.
Comment by Anvh posted on Faster syncspeed? at 18/05/2010 - 20:16
But shouldn't you be able to get you light-meter calibrated by a more "general" shop?
These for example? http://www.bis.fm/calibration/index.asp
Or these http://www.atp-instrumentation.co.uk/contact.asp
These for example? http://www.bis.fm/calibration/index.asp
Or these http://www.atp-instrumentation.co.uk/contact.asp
Comment by Anvh posted on Pentax servicing uk at 18/05/2010 - 18:48
Don that was exactly my plan the only problem is the K10D stop triggering the flash when you go past 1/160 (1/180)
Normally it wouldn't trigger on 1/200 either but by change I came across this little trick.
I was hoping I could use the flash in HSS and set the shutterspeed on a higher speed and then remove the flash and use the Cactus to trigger it but that didn't work
Normally it wouldn't trigger on 1/200 either but by change I came across this little trick.
I was hoping I could use the flash in HSS and set the shutterspeed on a higher speed and then remove the flash and use the Cactus to trigger it but that didn't work
Comment by Anvh posted on Faster syncspeed? at 18/05/2010 - 18:41
Just look at, don't you want one? link
I wonder when the first camera with something like environment capturing technology might come so that you can recreate the environment of the photo so that you can smell the salt air of the sea for example.
I wonder when the first camera with something like environment capturing technology might come so that you can recreate the environment of the photo so that you can smell the salt air of the sea for example.
Comment by Anvh posted on The new digital photo frame? at 18/05/2010 - 18:20
MattMatic wrote:
Stefan,
Well, it's not really going to help you that much anyway
1/180 to 1/200 isn't even half a stop, and 1/180 to 1/250 is, what, half a stop?
For what you want to achieve, your best option is an ND filter (apart from another flash)
Matt
Yeah I know but it's still half a stop and who knows maybe it can make it to 1/320 with a couple of misses sometimes or maybe it can go to 1/400 that's already a stop.Stefan,
Well, it's not really going to help you that much anyway
1/180 to 1/200 isn't even half a stop, and 1/180 to 1/250 is, what, half a stop?
For what you want to achieve, your best option is an ND filter (apart from another flash)
Matt
ND filter would also Harm the flash light so that isn't on option either.
Comment by Anvh posted on Faster syncspeed? at 18/05/2010 - 17:30
Because of all the talk about beer
[IMG]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/Anvh/_IGP8240.jpg[/IMG]
Straight out of the camera JPG with EXIF intact.
Af540 and Cactus v4 wireless trigger.
I just see I should have focused a bit better
[IMG]http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk244/Anvh/_IGP8240.jpg[/IMG]
Straight out of the camera JPG with EXIF intact.
Af540 and Cactus v4 wireless trigger.
I just see I should have focused a bit better
Comment by Anvh posted on Faster syncspeed? at 18/05/2010 - 17:26
Thank you Clarky.
I once also had the idea but the AF540 is just to heavy like you said and I was getting used to it by holding the flash in one hand and the camera in the other and simply use the pop-up flash to trigger the AF540 wirelessly.
I wonder if a simple flash stand might not be easier, something like a gorilla pod maybe?
I once also had the idea but the AF540 is just to heavy like you said and I was getting used to it by holding the flash in one hand and the camera in the other and simply use the pop-up flash to trigger the AF540 wirelessly.
I wonder if a simple flash stand might not be easier, something like a gorilla pod maybe?
Comment by Anvh posted on Bendy flash extension arm? at 18/05/2010 - 17:09
This one is a bit better in explaining that http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/technology/K-mount/crippled_AF.html
It's simply misses the stop-down aperture lever, so it's less compatible with non auto aperture lenses.
It's simply misses the stop-down aperture lever, so it's less compatible with non auto aperture lenses.
Comment by Anvh posted on lwhat do the letters at 18/05/2010 - 17:03
terje-l wrote:
But what's the point? A flash is much shorter than the shutter anyway, so unless your ambient light is very strong compared to the flash, the flash will be your main source of light.
Typically, flash duration is less than 1/1000 s, and on low power even shorter.
yes precisely, I want to ambient light to be darker and the best way to do that is increase the shutterspeed.But what's the point? A flash is much shorter than the shutter anyway, so unless your ambient light is very strong compared to the flash, the flash will be your main source of light.
Typically, flash duration is less than 1/1000 s, and on low power even shorter.
You can of course also lower the ISO or use a higher f-number but the problem is you then also need more flash power and that's sometimes limited.
MattMatic wrote:
Stefan,
You can't get a higher sync speed
HSS is not a 'trick' - it's a necessity.
1/180s is the faster speed at which the leading and trailing curtains of the shutter are both open, exposing the whole of the sensor to the effect of the flash.
When the shutter speed is faster than 1/180s, the trailing curtain will start moving before the leading curtain has finished its travel. If the flash were to go off for such faster speeds then you'd only get a tiny bit of the frame exposed by flash - the rest would be black!
Don't worry Matt I know about HSS and that was not my question.Stefan,
You can't get a higher sync speed
HSS is not a 'trick' - it's a necessity.
1/180s is the faster speed at which the leading and trailing curtains of the shutter are both open, exposing the whole of the sensor to the effect of the flash.
When the shutter speed is faster than 1/180s, the trailing curtain will start moving before the leading curtain has finished its travel. If the flash were to go off for such faster speeds then you'd only get a tiny bit of the frame exposed by flash - the rest would be black!
I've shots taken with 1/200 flash sync on the K10D so you can go faster than 1/180
If you've a P-TTl flash and a manual flash you can do it and of the 20 shots i've taken non had a shutter on it so I wonder how far you can go.
If you can get 1/250 Pentax would be in par with many of the rest of the camera's and who knows how far it might go.
MattMatic wrote:
The *ist-D could do Wireless HSS with the pop-up... but then it didn't have SR. IIRC, the current SR-equipped bodies can't do wireless HSS with the pop-up because of some power supply issues.
If you have TWO AF360/540 guns you can do wireless HSS
I wonder if SR is to blame since like you said if you've two P-TTL flashes you can do HSS in wireless.The *ist-D could do Wireless HSS with the pop-up... but then it didn't have SR. IIRC, the current SR-equipped bodies can't do wireless HSS with the pop-up because of some power supply issues.
If you have TWO AF360/540 guns you can do wireless HSS
ps. I'll make a photo and upload it so that you can see that it goes down to 1/200, still haven't find a way to get the trigger to work at faster speeds
Comment by Anvh posted on Faster syncspeed? at 18/05/2010 - 16:55
