I don't recall for sure, but the Channel setting on the flash "may" be set by the Mode button.(?)
Jack --- On Thu, 3/17/11, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: couldn't get the 540 to work as a wireless slave > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 2:15 PM > > On Mar 17, 2011, at 12:25 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > You mount the flash on the camera to conveniently set > the flash on P-TTL and choose a channel. Wireless mode is > done on the LCD display flash setting, and the back of the > flash by selecting "Wireless" on the "on" "off" switch. > > You may be way past this, but.. > > That's what I thought I had done, and I tried doing it > again. > > No luck. > > > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Thu, 3/17/11, Larry Colen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: couldn't get the 540 to work as a > wireless slave > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 12:12 PM > >> The one thing that I'm having trouble > >> with is confirming that the camera is on channel > 2. > >> > >> I have a vague recollection of having done so when > I got > >> the camera, and the Pentax book only said to mount > the flash > >> to the camera to set the wireless mode. > Bourke's book > >> doesn't say anything about it. > >> > >> On Mar 17, 2011, at 8:18 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> Larry, > >>> > >>> I haven't played much with the wireless flash > myself. > >> But > >>> let me share what settings I can think about. > >>> > >>> I hope you did it, but just in case (I refer > to K-7, > >> but expect that > >>> K-5 has it done very similarly): > >>> You want to set the camera flash setting (dial > button > >> down) to > >>> W-flash. > >> > >> Done. > >>> Then you also set in the C5 Custom Setting > menu - > >>> Built-in Flash Discharge Method (On=Master, > Off= > >> control flash) > >> Done > >> > >> Custom 3, item 21, set to 2 > >> > >>> Set the remote flash to the "slave" mode. > >> > >> Done with the MCS switch at the bottom of the > flash. > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Based on you description, I think you did all > that. > >>> > >>> > >>> According to the manual, for the external > flash > >> directly connected > >>> to the camera, "Control" means that > >>> "The flash directly connected to the camera > is > >> discharged as a control > >>> flash only and does not discharge as main > flash." > >>> I expect that the same applies to the built-in > one. > >>> Then, I think this is consistent with what > you > >> described, - the built-in > >>> not firing when set to the "control" mode. > >> > >> Which is what I wanted. > >> > >>> > >>> The 540 firing on the preflash, - that sounds > like > >> either it is in > >>> a wrong mode or there is a problem in the > >> communication between the two. > >>> The manual suggests to check /set the channel > on both > >> units, - > >>> I hope you've done that. > >>> I cannot think of anything else. > >>> > >>>> From what I can tell, not that many > actively > >> writing PDMLers are using > >>> flash, especially P-TTL (and hence even fewer > in the > >> wireless mode). > >>> Jostein is one of them, and I believe he used > his > >> flashes in the > >>> multi-flash setting, - so he might be able to > help > >> you. > >>> > >>> Good luck! > >> > >> John asked: > >> > >> Are you sure the 540 was fully charged when you > tried to > >> trigger it? > >> > >> Did you make sure it wasn't set to "Contrast > Control > >> Sync"? > >> > >> > >> If you mean by fully charged, red light on, on the > back, > >> yes I did. > >> What do you mean set to Contrast Control > Sync? How is > >> that set? Or checked? > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> I didn't quite like the fact that 540 wouldn't > stay in > >> the M mode > >>> for the regular single-flash operation (very > different > >> from the 500). > >> > >> That is one of my biggest gripes with the 540. > >> > >> > >> Dario, the on switch was set to wireless, I also > tried the > >> modeling light switch in both positions. > >> > >> John, it sounds like your experiments with the 540 > echo > >> mine. > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Igor > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thu Mar 17 04:46:11 CDT 2011 > >>> Larry Colen wrote: > >>> > >>> Tonight, I was trying the K-5 out with > flashes. > >> I was mostly trying to use the pop-up and the > AF540 as fill > >> flash with the stage lighting. I was having an > expected > >> amount of difficulty, when I tried to set the pop > up to > >> control, rather than master, and all it would do > is fire the > >> 540 as preflash, but wouldn't actually fire the > 540 for the > >> shot. > >>> > >>> Except for once, right after power up. > Also, > >> even in slave mode, the 540, which I can never get > to stay > >> in M on the camera, would only go into M or A in > wireless, > >> and would never work as wireless P-TTL. I > did RTFM, > >> Page 192 of the K-5 manual If I Recall Correctly. > >>> > >>> I'm sure that there is something simple, that > I'm > >> missing, but I'm missing it. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > >> -- > >> Larry Colen [email protected] > >> sent from i4est > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] > sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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.
