Quoting Bruce Walker <[email protected]>:
#1: check the batteries.
#2: see #1. :-)
Try a set of brand new plain old non-rechargeable AA's.
Clean the battery contacts and the contacts in the flash.
Try pulling out the diffuser and shoving it back in again.
If getting a replacement, check the Metz Mecablitz line. Many support
P-TTL and they are all cheaper then Pentax.
Thanks. I'll take a look at Metz.
I did put a fresh set of Eneloops in with the same result but I'll
pick up a set of non-recghargeables tomorrow to see if that helps.
And I've tried pulling and pushing the diffuser as well. No luck so
far.
Haven't done the battery contacts yet. They look OK but I'll clean
them before trying again.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
http://anpsa.org.au
On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Brian Walters
<[email protected]> wrote:
'morning all
I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to using flash. When I need to use
my AF360FGZ, I just put it on the camera and hope for the best. The best
rarely occurs...
Anyway. I have a function coming up where I'd like to get some reasonably
passable shots so I dragged out the 360 yesterday, together with the
instruction manual, to try to come to grips with its mysteries. When I
switched it on, there was a low humming noise for several seconds before the
LCD panel lit up. Strange. I'd never heard that before. Anyway, everything
seemed OK initially but then I noticed that the flash head wouldn't zoom as
I zoomed the lens.
Checked that the flash was sitting in the hotshoe properly. It was. Tried
again with the same problem. The Zoom button wouldn't work and the focal
length indicator just flashed at 16mm.
All of this was happening with the K-5 and 16-45mm DA lens, so I tried it on
the K200D. Same result.
On reading the manual, I noted that the Zoom button doesn't work if the wide
angle diffuser is in place in front of the flash head. It wasn't, but I had
been using it in that position a couple of weeks ago and I suspect that some
electrical contact has broken that tells the flash that the diffuser is no
longer in place.
Sorry - that's a bit long winded...
I guess I can still use the 360 provided I stick to the fairly wide end of
the lens' zoom range but I'm considering having the flashgun repaired. I'm
wondering, though, what third part PTTL alternatives are available that
might be a more economical proposition.
Suggestions appreciated.
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