I always have the camera in M when using the flash. Even when I want p-ttl. Otherwise you have no control over anything. For some reason the camera would also only sync to 1/90 last night too.
Dario Bonazza <[email protected]> wrote: >Basically, the logic behind this is if you want manual exposure, you >have to >put the whole chain (camera+flash) on M. >Dario > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dario Bonazza" <[email protected]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 12:12 PM >Subject: Re: How do you get an AF540 to stay in manual mode? > > >> Or M, of course! >> Dario >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dario Bonazza" <[email protected]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 12:10 PM >> Subject: Re: How do you get an AF540 to stay in manual mode? >> >> >>> Set X on the mode dial. This is what mine does. >>> Dario >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 10:43 AM >>> Subject: How do you get an AF540 to stay in manual mode? >>> >>> >>>> I'm trying some things out with my new ring flash adapter. I want >my >>>> AF-540 in manual mode. >>>> >>>> Unless I have the shoe tightened way down, it won't go into >anything but >>>> p-ttl and sb. >>>> Once I crank down on the mount I can get it to go into M, but as >soon >>>> as I start to press the shutter, it goes into p-ttl. >>>> >>>> Is there any way to put an AF-540 into manual mode, so that it >stays? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >>>> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Versione: 2012.0.1901 / Database dei virus: 2109/4700 - Data di >>>> rilascio: 24/12/2011 >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >>> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >>> Versione: 2012.0.1901 / Database dei virus: 2109/4700 - Data di >>> rilascio: 24/12/2011 >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> ----- >> Nessun virus nel messaggio. >> Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >> Versione: 2012.0.1901 / Database dei virus: 2109/4700 - Data di >rilascio: >> 24/12/2011 >> > > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
