I plan to save for Wacom Bamboo Fun (Medium size) - seems to be reasonable, Intuos are a bit pricey... and I'm not that advanced user. But I already noticed that a tablet would make retouching scanned photos much easier.

I guess it is - shame it doesn't work on K20D

Ah, just hoped there is a secret way to decrease the flash power in flash manual mode. So the only mode which will allow me to decrease the flash power is A (or use some translucent material like bubble wrap on the flash)?

I used the flash in M mode but I do not set Auto ISO anyway, so probably I'm on safe side unless I chose TAv mode. Good tip, though

Thanks for reminding me It's a great source of knowledge. I read it some time ago (when I bought it from you) but then I remembered it was mostly about modern flashes (well, then I thought about buying AF540FGZ). I refreshed my memory today going through it again and enjoyed tips on M and A settings

However, you mentioned there Trailing Curtain Sync mode. Fantastic, I though it is not possible but it works with AF240Z! However it works not as a trailing sync but similar to Slow Sync - it flashes at the beginning, not at the end. Actually, it does the same with Slow Sync. Should it be like that or I do something wrong?

Thanks for the help

I did before posting my question - but didn't found the information that P mode won't work on K20D - or I assume it just works the same way as A setting looking at the results I achieved (not that I did lots of tests).

Thanks Winter's coming so I hope I'll have some time at home for experiments.

By the way how flash 'knows' about diffusers? I thought that the sensor is below the flash 'window' (how should I name that part?) so it cannot notice any filter on a top of it? Then I wonder how it recalculates the power needed when bouncing the light up?

It just came today off ebay I tried few things and generally I'm quite happy with, but...

I know it's not TTL, so far so good - it wouldn't work on K20D anyway. But it has 3 modes:
P (Program)
A (Auto)
M (Manual)

Now I've read the manual and looked at some archival posts, but still cannot make any difference between A and P apart of aperture setting (4.0 or 5.6). The manual says that in P mode flash should set aperture - but in the fact it doesn't. Both A and P mode seem to work in the same way, they don't touch aperture at all, while set shutter to 1/80s in (camera) Av mode and 1/180s i (camera) M mode (but then I can change it). In these 2 settings flash power is adjusted to the camera settings and flash angle.

In flash M mode it always fires with full power and I have to compensate with camera settings (aperture, ISO and shutter) - I can use the tables at flash's back to calculate the numbers. There is no way to modify the flash power.

Do I misunderstand / miss something?

Finally I've got an avatar - my son put his plastic 'sheriff' hat on my head Can you reproduce the star on the droplet's hat as well then?

Fantastic colours, esp. the 3rd one. #2 is interesting, the water seems to hang over the island or to be a surface seen from beneath.

Excellent again, Amin The drop was quite happy, throwing its hat up, wasn't it?

Looking at #3 and #4 I feel pity for the guy - waiting that long! How often was his counter ticking up, every month? (it started with 365 and went up to 733!)

Nice shots, full of action! 8, 9, 11 frozen in action and sharp, while first few showing the 'speed blur'

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