The reason that the AF240FT is a relatively under powered little thing,
and it's automation is TTL, so it's fairly limited on current digital
bodies, which is probably why it's so inexpensive used. It has the
digital control interface so it's trigger voltage shouldn't be a
problem. I don't even know if it has a manual mode, or a built in
sensor for non TTL automatic operation, which since it doesn't support
P-TTL would make it pretty useless on any Pentax Digital camera.other
than the *ist-D/Ds/2.
On 8/2/2011 11:48 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
I apologize for not having the model number in front of me as I begin
this thread, but in a Pentax film kit I purchased a while back I found
an older Pentax flash that (research revealed) could be set to an AF
Assist mode ONLY. That basically means that it would project an IR
beam that the camera could then make use of to (presumably) AF in
lower light where it might normally hunt back and forth.
I figured it would be worth keeping, if only for that feature, as when
I looked at it's going price on that infernal auction site it seemed
to bring very little.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever used a flash in this manner (for AF
Assist only, to do lower-light, available-light shots without flash)?
I suppose my next question is whether trigger voltage is even relevant
when using a flash only in this mode. I'll have to see if I can find
the flash when I get home tonight so I can illuminate this thread a
bit more. (If you recall the Pentax model or models with this feature,
feel free to chime in).
Darren Addy
Kearney, Nebraska
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