On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 02:49:17PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Larry Colen wrote: > >On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 01:47:37PM -0400, David J Brooks wrote: > >>The K10D has a setting for using the pop up for fill or just a > >>controller. K20 not have this Larry.?? > > > >I don't know. I tried to RTFM, but the manual was not at all > >clear. That's why I asked. > > > >Has anyone figured it out? > > > > To disable the pop-up flash entirely and just use it as a wireless > controller, set option "29. Flash in Wireless Mode" to Off. That's how > I almost exclusively use it.
Thanks a bunch. That is one thing I wanted to do. > > Assuming you are using P-TTL modes, if you crank the EV comp on the > remote (540FGZ) flash up to say +1, it will be a stop brighter than the > popup flash and the popup's light output will be reduced automatically. That's what I needed to know. Thanks. > > If you want to reduce the light from the popup even more, I suggest > covering it with some neutral density material. I used an X-acto knife > on an old white 35mm film canister to cut a rectangle in it so it fits > over the popup and I use that for some diffusion and o/p reduction. > > You'll also lose a stop or two by using one of those popup diffusers > made by Lumiquest or a couple of others. I was using one of those. I pretty much don't use the popup flash without it. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
