P-TTL and off-camera flash do not (or should not!) be working properly without the firmware upgrade.
I got some decent shots with my 10-year-old Sunpak on my K10D, too, but it was a dumb-luck non-reproducible phenomenon. Rick --- Dave Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, how does an incompatible EF500 Firmware load > function (or not) on > the K10D? I just put my 2-year old flash on my > brand spanking new > K10D, fired, and the shot looked ok. > > I haven''t had enough time to play with the K10D, > let alone put the > flash on it. > > dk > > On 9/13/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, though there is some disagreement about how > well. > > To work properly, it needs to have its firmware > > updated by Sigma to match the latest K10D > firmware. > > Even then, mine delivers somewhat inconsistent > > results. > > > > If I had it to do over again, I would have saved > my > > pennies, waited a few months, and bought the > Pentax > > 540. > > > > Rick > > > > > > --- MikeM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Can a Sigma EF500 be used with a K10 & K100? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! > Autos. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy > Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
