On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12 -0700, "Joseph McAllister" <pentax...@mac.com> wrote: > A pretty thorough reading of both the K20D and AF540FGZ manuals re: > TCS reveals nothing. It is neither mentioned as doable or not doable. > It does "imply" that it should work, but does not back that up in text > or sync spec charts. > > Let us know what tech support at Pentax has to say please... >
Going backwards and forwards between the K200D and AF360FGZ manuals last night left me with a serious headache and no enlightenment, other than the fact that Pentax needs to employ competent technical writers. I suspect strongly that TCS isn't possible in wireless mode. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > On Apr 20, 2009, at 18:12 , Bruce Walker wrote: > > > Doug Brewer wrote: > >> Doug Brewer wrote: > >> > >>> okay, try this: in your custom settings, number 29, set it to 2, > >>> use the built-in flash as the controller, instead of the master. > >>> > >>> Set the flash on TCS, camera on wireless, and see what happens. > >>> > >>> Note: I'm basing this on the 360FGZ, and assume there are similar > >>> settings on the big boy. > >> > >> oh, yeah, and the flash set to slave mode, built-in flash popped up. > > > > Custom #29 = 2 ... check. > > flash on TCS ... check. > > camera on wireless ... check. > > ext flash on Slave ... check. > > PUF up ... check. > > > > External flash still fires on leading curtain. I have the shutter > > speed at 0.5 sec so I can see where the flash occurs. I've also > > tried speeding the shutter up and panning across an object and it is > > still doing LCS. I've tried with SR on and off (I recall reading > > that some flash mode doesn't work with SR on). > > > > I'm going to try resetting all the options 'cause I'm running right > > out of ideas. > > Joseph McAllister > Pentaxian > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
