On Feb 18, 2007, at 10:00 PM, William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beaker" > Subject: Re: Nikon Dedicated Flashes & a K100D > > > >> BTW- it is dedicated for Nikon. >> >> How do the Pentax cameras respond to simple flash- IE only the two >> traditional contacts- the bracket and the center contact? >> (It says "Auto Thyristor" on the front. So I'm assuming it only puts >> a small control voltage through the camera, instead of the full flash >> tube charge, like the really primitive flashes.) >> >> I'm thinking about getting the flash, opening the shoe, and clipping >> the wires to the 3 extra "dedicated" contacts. Hopefully, the flash >> will work with its internal sensor. >> > > Does it have a TTL/Auto switch on it? > If so, switching it to auto should work without the surgery. > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Nope- no TTL/AUTO switch. looks like it will go under the knife... Cheers Mike -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
