I was using the DA* 50-135... -c
On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:55 AM, Leon Altoff <leon.alt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Christine, > > Can I ask what lens you were using? I had this sort of problem using > an A lens. It improved when I set the focal length for the shake > reduction (don't ask me why), though it was still not correct it was > then controlable. > > Leon > > On 14 July 2011 01:11, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> 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? > > -- > 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. -- 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.
