You will probably have the best luck, right off the bat, using all of the strobes in manual mode. This means you cannot trigger off the pop-up flash because Pentax can't understand why anyone would want to make any flash exposure decisions for themselves, or even worse, remotely trigger any flash that wasn't made with Pentax to use their wireless sync protocol.
If you don't want the dumb strobe on the camera to illuminate the scene when it triggers the external strobes, put an IR filter in front of it: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/292664-REG/LEE_Filters_87CP3_3_x_3_Infrared.html On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 04:56:12PM -0500, Walt wrote: > Ignore the last question. I just read (in some online literature > that didn't come with the unit) that it operates on the light from > the master flash, which I figure is good. I'm going to give it a > whirl with some confiscated toys and see what comes of it. > > -- Walt > > On 6/4/2013 4:18 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > >Actually the AF 200T has a built in sensor, which can be used in > >either "red" or "green" mode to give pretty good automatic results > >even with the K20D so I expect that it will work just as well with > >the K-5. In fact the the flash recognizes the K20D in it's Green > >and P modes to set the suggested shutter speed and aperture, > >(including normal exposure biasing), it doesn't support any of the > >more advanced flash modes from the quick menu, but the fact that > >it does any of that at all is a plus. The AF 200S however > >supports TTL automatic only IIRC, so you can only use it as a > >manual flash. > > > >Pentax's P-TTL implementation on the K20D used to give such > >inconsistent results that Bill Robb seemed to have a daily rant > >about it a few years ago which stopped me from buying a more > >advanced flash than the AF 280T which works pretty much as the AF > >200T does. > > > >On 6/4/2013 3:14 PM, Walt wrote: > >>Well, crap. ;) > >> > >>On the plus-side, when I finally learn manual flash well enough > >>to get consistent and reasonably predictable results, I'll be > >>set! > >> > >>-- Walt > >> > >>On 6/4/2013 1:52 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>>Sorry, Walt, these are strictly useful now as fully manual. They > >>>support TTL, but your cameras don't. And they don't have any slave > >>>functions at all. > >>> > >>>To use these wirelessly you need to get some cheap wireless triggers, > >>>like the Cowboy Studios NPT-04's ($20 for Tx/Rx). > >>> > >>>On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>Thanks, Bruce. > >>>> > >>>>Do you suppose they'd be good as slaves when used with > >>>>optical triggers? > >>>> > >>>>-- Walt > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>On 6/4/2013 9:32 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>>>>The AF200T is a pretty good fully manual flash for lower > >>>>>power uses. I > >>>>>just bought one for $30 to fit inside my small 18" softbox. The only > >>>>>problem, besides having a low GN is erratic recharge > >>>>>times. The AF200S > >>>>>is similar but less useful as its power setting is less adjustable. > >>>>> > >>>>>On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>>So, I came an opportunity to buy this bunch of photo > >>>>>>equipment -- *for > >>>>>>the > >>>>>>paltry sum of $200* -- and couldn't pass on it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8943109389/#large > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Canon AE-1 Program with FD 50/1.8 attached - Excellent > >>>>>>Pentax ME Super with SMC-M 28/2.8 attached - Excellent > >>>>>>SMC-M 50/1.7 > >>>>>>SMC-M 80-200/4.5 > >>>>>>SMC-A 28-135/4 > >>>>>>AF200T Flash > >>>>>>AF200S flash > >>>>>>AFT1 Telephoto flash adapter > >>>>>>(2) cable releases > >>>>>>Tiffen 49mm Star Effect filter > >>>>>>Tiffen 52mm Polarizer > >>>>>>Tiffen 49mm Skylight 1A > >>>>>>Tiffen 52mm Skylight 1A > >>>>>>Tiffen Step-up ring (screw-in) > >>>>>>Cokin - Spot-Violet A64 > >>>>>>Cokin - Spot-Blue A67 > >>>>>>Cokin - Gradual M2 A. 127 > >>>>>>Cokin - Gradual E1 A. 130 > >>>>>>Cokin filter holder > >>>>>>All original caps, front and rear. > >>>>>>All original cases. > >>>>>>Original straps plus additional custom straps. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Everything looks to be well-nigh pristine. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>I feel like I did pretty well. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-- Walt > >>>>>> > >>>>>>-- > >>>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>>>PDML@pdml.net > >>>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>>>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > >>>>>>directly above and > >>>>>>follow the directions. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>PDML@pdml.net > >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>>follow the directions. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
