"William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The LX won't fire the flash unless it is in a full EV or more of >underexposure situation. The pattern may appear random, but in >fact if you check your exposure meter you can predict fairly >well when the flash will be withheld. >I found the LX was at it's worst as a wedding camera because of >the flash failure "feature". >I think the only other Pentax with this particular bug is the >Super Program. The MZ-5 that I have works just fine with flash. >You can disable the "feature" by covering the left side small >contact on the hot shoe.
Cotty has a web page on modifying an AF280T to solve this problem. http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/mods/flashmod/flashmod.html -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com Photography and writing
