You're right Rick, the Controller setting in the C function setting does not contribute to the exposure. My memory I'm afraid, was working as usual. I my odd case, I find mounting the flash in order to set the Channel a bit more fiddly than using the Zoom/Ch. button.
Jack --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After you set up the flash, you need to mount it on > the camera and push the shutter button down halfway so > that the flash can tell the camera what channel it's > using. > > Also, methinks that on the setup menu, wireless item, > #1 Master causes the built-in to contribute to the > exposure, while #2 Controller is only bright enough to > control the remote flashes. > > All of that said, I have done similarly with my ist D > and EF 500 DG Super, and it is rather fun to wander > around a room and shoot, getting good exposures > without having the flash on camera. > > Rick > > --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Time, I don't know where you leave off in the > > wireless procedure, so > > I'll mention a couple things. > > If your using a K10D, hit Fn button and go to the W > > and lightening > > strike to the far right. > > On the flash units, slide the right side slider down > > to yellow dot and > > hit the zoom/ch. button 'til you have CH. 1 > > displayed in the upper > > right of the flash LCD. Move the slider back up to > > white dot. Turn > > flash on to Wireless. > > If you want the on-board flash to contribute to the > > exposure, set the C > > function to #1 (Controller). If not, set it at #2 > > (Master). > > Doing this from memory so I trust others will > > correct as necessary. > > > > Jack > > --- Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Urgent question, as in need answers today. > > > > > > I'm not a much into flash shooting, so I haven't > > payd much attentions > > > when > > > this has been discussed earlyer. > > > Tomorrow I'm having an unpaid job at a family > > event. We are talking > > > long > > > dinner table and much people (30-40). A friend has > > kindly lent me his > > > 540 > > > and 360 flashes. The idea was to use them both to > > make even light at > > > the > > > whole table. I tried asking the kind friend, but > > he hadnt used them > > > as > > > wireless, so he couldnt help me much. > > > > > > The manual is cryptic to me, too many terms I > > don't relate to. I > > > guess I > > > could figure it out if I had the time, but I > > haven't. > > > > > > I have managed figure out a setup where I use the > > onboard flash to > > > trigger > > > the other two as slaves. So now I think I'll set > > up one flash at each > > > end of > > > the table, and direct them up in the roof. Just > > let them stand there > > > and > > > look after themself while I wonder about and shoot > > what I want. Does > > > this > > > sound like a good idea, or is there better > > alternatives for a flash > > > novice? > > > > > > Slave mode I understand, and I have a rough idea > > of Master mode too. > > > But > > > Controll mode I don't get. Can somebody fill me in > > without S&M using > > > referanses? (that leaves Cotty and Mike and a lot > > of others out of > > > this > > > conversation) > > > > > > Tim Typo > > > Mostly Harmless > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Get > > the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the > > added security of spyware protection. > > > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Boardwalk > for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for > today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. > http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
