---- "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've tried that still no joy with the first unit. They do, well my > newer AF280T does actually seem to talk to a limited extent, it actually > sets the shutter speed and aperture in program mode with the K20D, the > first doesn't give correct exposures as an auto flash on the *ist-Ds on > either red or green settings though TTL flash works just fine. It's > completely weird. Especially if the AF280 isn't supposed to talk to the > K20D at all...
Maybe you have some dirt on your flash sensor, in the green ring at the front. > > William Robb wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" > > Subject: AAAARRRGGGG Equipment Follies > > > > > >> I have to upgrade my Flash units, but I figured I'd do a little > >> testing just to see how badly this has to be done. So I pop a AF280T > >> onto the K20D set the camera to [Green] at ISO 200, then set the > >> Flash to the green range. The camera sets the proper f stop. Nice, > >> at least some of the automation works. Take a test shot, horrible > >> over exposure, not good. Try the red range... Horrible > >> underexposure, damn, this thing was working only a couple of weeks > >> ago. Put said unit on the *ist-Ds ISO 400 TTL mode, exposure is > >> more than acceptable. WTF? Set the *ist-Ds to 200 ISO and the flash > >> to the Green Range, same results as with the K20D. Damn I don't > >> think I've ever used this flash off TTL or Manual, same with the > >> other AF240T... So I drag that unit into the test, yep works fine in > >> all modes on the *ist-Ds, gives good exposures on both red and green > >> ranges with the K20D. I've had a Bad flash for years and never knew > >> it! Damn that hoovers. My backup flash only works on my backup > >> camera(s). > > > > The AF280T and AF240T won't talk to digital only flash controls. > > Try setting the camera up in manual and use the flash as an auto flash > > and it should be good. > > > > William Robb > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > > > The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or > drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a > damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is > not a free man any more than a dog. > > --G. K. Chesterton > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
