For me anyhow the fgz does not seem to work very well with the K10D and I've been attaching the flash to sync adaptor to the hot shoe and have been getting much better results than using P-TTL. Either I don't know enough about flash or the K10D but full manual everything seems to produce the results I want...I'm funny like that
Feroze Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On May 2, 2007, at 6:35 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >>>> [Paterson/Intefit E-Flash Panels] >>>> >>> ahhhh, 65 bucks each @ b&h...I haven't actually seen this before, >>> plus >>> it runs on batteries. Which size cube do you have? >>> >> Yes, those are the ones. $65 ... yes, they were $80@ with shipping, I >> bought one first and tested it... I fitted them with AA Lithium >> batteries, seem to get several hundred exposures apiece that way and >> are very portable. >> > > BTW: Remember that these are all manual flash units that you trigger > with their built-in slave. You cannot use a P-TTL flash to trigger > them in P-TTL mode ... the pre-flash will fool the slave receivers. > So if you have an AF-FGZ series flash, it has to be put into manual > output mode (if that's possible) or you have to use a simple external > flash as a trigger. That's one of the reasons I bought the Nikon > SB-30. It's tiny, light, and has a built-in IR flash shield so it can > be used purely as a trigger. > > You have to set exposure 100% manually. Easy enough to do with a > flash meter or using the histogram on review or digital preview. > > Godfrey > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
