I have/had the same problems with my K10D. Each shot was different and i spent more time fiddling that shooting. The CLS system Nikon has works a lot better for me with way less fiddle time. Usually set and shoot.
Therefore when flash is needed for any of my photos the D200 and SB800 come along. Even the D200 pop up is more accurate than the Pentax system IMO. Dave On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Last night, I attended a "portrait workshop". We were shooting at the > beach, at the end of the day. It was still very bright, and in the > shade of a lighthouse, some fill was required on our models' faces. > No problem. I had the AF540 on my k-7...using aperture priority mode, > and -1.5 Flash EV, I took some shots. Gah. Way overexposed. I > fiddled, set the flash to high-speed sync, and tried again. Still > hot. I proceeded to try several other manipulations... none really > working, until I settled on a fully manual operation for exposure, and > flash (1/16). > > It shouldn't have to be this way, though, right? I should be able to > use pttl to provide (more or less) the right amount of fill, yes? I'm > even pretty sure I've done it successfully in the past, though it > would have been with the AF360. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, > -c > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
