I'm not a heavy flash user ... With a film camera, having TTL flash metering was useful, without it one tends to waste a lot of film.
With a digital camera, a fully manual flash seems perfectly fine: I shoot a couple of test frames, check them with the histogram, and just leave those settings in place. I usually remember them easily and just set the camera for similar situations when next I pick up the flash unit. I use the same Sunpak 383 but most often leave it in manual, non-metered mode and just set up the exposure with the power control and aperture. I can't see how this is difficult for when one might need a ring flash ... What situation are you shooting that doesn't allow a couple of test exposures? Where a dedicated flash would be most useful for me is for changing daylight: I could dial in -1.5 to -1 EV flash compensation and let it work the fill requirements nicely. That's why I have the Pentax AF540FGZ on my B&H wishlist, but haven't punched the button to order it yet. G On Dec 11, 2006, at 7:58 AM, Perry Pellechia wrote: > It is common knowledge that the K10D does not have the capability to > do TTL flash metering. While there are options to buy dedicated PTTL > strobes for mounting on the hotshoe, there are no options currently > for a PTTL ring flash. > > I do not use flash very much and for general work my Sunpak 383 in > "auto" mode does a decent job. However, I used Sunpak Auto DX-12R > Ringflash with the PT-2D Pentax TTL module for a lot of close up work. > It does not have an Auto mode, nor would that really work for close > up work. So I am stuck using it in full manual mode and adjusting > each exposure by trial and error. > > I have asked the folks at Sunpak (ToCAD) via email if they are > planning on a PTTL module, but have not gotten a response yet. Anyone > know if Pentax is planning on selling a PTTL capable ring flash? > > I guess this is one reason to keep the *istD. For extreme close up > work it required dialing in quite a bit of exposure compensation but > was fairly consistent after initial adjustment. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
