The recycle time for the 540 FGZ is fairly good with fresh batteries, and since the Nimh maintain a good charge for quite a while that works okay. I tried it with AAs, and that was a no go. I'm probably going to get the Pentax Power Pack III. Although right now, if I had to shoot another wedding without the power pack, I'd probably go with the AF 400T and the battery 2. There's nothing wrong with that combination, and while I can attest that the 540 FGZ provides good exposures, the AF 400T on auto does rather well. Paul On Feb 24, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> That is one big difference - I usually have to shoot some formal/posed > shots where they are aware of the camera. Sometimes I can use my > studio lights, but sometimes I have to use flash. > > I'm certainly considering picking up a 540FGZ and trying it out. I > will need faster recycle times, however. > > -- > Bruce > > > Saturday, February 24, 2007, 2:35:03 AM, you wrote: > > PS> I've been using the Pentax 540 FGZP-TTL flash on the K10D. I > shot a > PS> wedding (about 300 frames) without a single blink. I also shot > that > PS> exercise class the other night, again without blinks. Exposures > were > PS> good. However, I shoot mostly candids and rarely tell anyone to > look > PS> at the camera. > PS> Paul > PS> On Feb 24, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >>> My issue with the pre-flash technique is that people who tend to >>> blink >>> can be a real problem. The pre-flash starts them into the blink and >>> you end up with shots with their eyes not fully open. I believe all >>> brands have the same problem. >>> >>> For weddings I was shooting TTL with the *istD and now shooting Auto >>> on the flash with the K10D - using my AF400T's for the time >>> being. I >>> use the AF360FGZ's during the day for daylight fill flash. >>> >>> -- >>> Bruce >>> >>> >>> Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:46:31 PM, you wrote: >>> >>> NW> For you (other) manual camera fans who might not have seen this >>> yet, I >>> NW> thought I'd mention that Vivitar has reintroduced their 285HV >>> flash >>> NW> units. They are selling brand new for just under $100 >>> currently. And >>> NW> they have trigger voltages of less than 6 volts, which means >>> they are >>> NW> safe to use on modern cameras too! Just got mine in the mail >>> the other >>> NW> day. In fact, I was so fed up with Canon's crazy ETTL I sold my >>> $300 >>> NW> Canon unit the day I heard the 285s were back! >>> >>> NW> And to put a vaguely Pentax spin on this post ... I'm curious if >>> NW> Pentax's PTTL system is any good? A quick scan through the >>> archives >>> NW> found at least one person who wasn't so thrilled. I'd like to >>> hear >>> NW> more. Thanks! >>> >>> NW> -- >>> NW> ~Nick Wright >>> NW> http://blog.phojonick.com/ >>> NW> http://www.phojonick.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
