Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Bruce, I assume that the only thing these units do to a flash is triggering, and nothing else. I.e. any simple flash should work if the trigger voltage is compatible. The webpage lists just a handfull of Pentax flashes there (while adding Other flash models with a trigger voltage of 12V or lower.) Do you know if there is anything in this device that would prevent it from working with any flash with 12V trigger voltage? I expect it should work with Pentax AF-500 FTZ flash. I wonder if it would work with an older generic (non-dedicated, A-mode capable) Vivitar flash that I purchased in 1994 and used with my first SLR, Kiev 19. Igor Mon Sep 24 15:05:52 EDT 2012 Bruce Walker wrote: I'm really happy with the Cowboy Studios NPT-04 kit; I have two of them. One trigger, two receivers for $32: http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/npt-04+extra%20receiver.htm They work for a great distance, and work fine at 1/160th sync speed. I order them from Amazon. Here's a critical thing though: clean all the contacts, battery and hotshoe, thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner before any use. They are quite sensitive to dirty contacts and will misfire badly if you don't clean them. I keep some Q-tips with an aerosol can of Hosa DeoxIT. And bring spare AAA dry cells for the receivers. -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Igor, yes: the simple trigger/receivers have no proprietary smarts, like P-TTL. It's a simple fire-the-center-pin arrangement. So the upside is you can trigger most any flash, and therefore the cheap and stupid ones are all you need. The downside is your ultra-smart P-TTL flash you paid megabucks for is reduced to the level of the cheap and stupid flash. Meh. It also suggests very strongly to get an incident flash meter to get more accurate setups faster, but you can do without using trial and error. My guess is your 500 would work fine. Quite likely your Vivitar too. Don't sue me though. :-) Can you get more info on that Vivitar? There are some high-voltage flashes out there that blow modern stuff up. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Bruce, I assume that the only thing these units do to a flash is triggering, and nothing else. I.e. any simple flash should work if the trigger voltage is compatible. The webpage lists just a handfull of Pentax flashes there (while adding Other flash models with a trigger voltage of 12V or lower.) Do you know if there is anything in this device that would prevent it from working with any flash with 12V trigger voltage? I expect it should work with Pentax AF-500 FTZ flash. I wonder if it would work with an older generic (non-dedicated, A-mode capable) Vivitar flash that I purchased in 1994 and used with my first SLR, Kiev 19. Igor Mon Sep 24 15:05:52 EDT 2012 Bruce Walker wrote: I'm really happy with the Cowboy Studios NPT-04 kit; I have two of them. One trigger, two receivers for $32: http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/npt-04+extra%20receiver.htm They work for a great distance, and work fine at 1/160th sync speed. I order them from Amazon. Here's a critical thing though: clean all the contacts, battery and hotshoe, thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner before any use. They are quite sensitive to dirty contacts and will misfire badly if you don't clean them. I keep some Q-tips with an aerosol can of Hosa DeoxIT. And bring spare AAA dry cells for the receivers. -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
RE: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Can't help with the camera (hope it's a one-time anomaly) but that's a terrific photo of your son. Such attitude! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net Sent: September 23, 2012 9/23/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
I love the shot. Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. The camera might be waiting for signals from the P-TTL logic. Sometimes it helps the wireless stuff if you add a reflector of some sort (eg tinfoil) to the popup head to get more light over at the remote 540. I have even had success holding my hand at an angle near the popup. Honestly, I've just switched to using cheap radio triggers for remote flash. All my random flash failures went away. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
On Sep 23, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. I too have a replacement shutter mechanism in my K-5. I have had a couple of issues in the past week where it just did some whacky shit with the flash attached. Not allowing me to set the shutter speed faster than 1/90 second, and other things. I had to take the battery out of the camera for a few seconds to get it to behave. I think it happened the first time about a week ago in SF, and I forgot about it until it happened to me again yesterday. I am getting a bit nervous now. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I love the shot. Thanks, Bruce! Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...? And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? Thx, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Yikes. Let's hope it's not a problem caused by the solution to a different problem. That would be too much to bear... Since it was just my son, not a client, I was shooting, and we were only 2 blocks from home, I didn't bring the back-up gear that I usually do to a shoot... the bag with the k7, extra lenses, flash. Ive never needed them before, thankfully. But, I won't be leaving them behind again...! :) -c On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Sep 23, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. I too have a replacement shutter mechanism in my K-5. I have had a couple of issues in the past week where it just did some whacky shit with the flash attached. Not allowing me to set the shutter speed faster than 1/90 second, and other things. I had to take the battery out of the camera for a few seconds to get it to behave. I think it happened the first time about a week ago in SF, and I forgot about it until it happened to me again yesterday. I am getting a bit nervous now. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I love the shot. Thanks, Bruce! Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...? And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? I've got some of the cheap chinese radio triggers, about $10 for each transmitter or receiver. And they work OK, as long as the transmitter and receiver are within a few feet of each other and there is nothing (like a strobe body) between them. I get a fair number of missed triggers with them anyways, but for studio work it's not like you're blowing a dollar's worth of film/processing. Note: do not use fancy rechargeable batteries in the receivers, they run at a lower voltage than regular AAA batteries, and don't have nearly the sensitivity. Paul C Buff makes some great gear, and for reasonable prices for what you get. I recently acquired some old, simple pocket wizards. All they do is trigger, no control over flash intensity or anything. They seem to work a lot better than the cheap chinese ones. In short, for $20 or so, the cheap ones will more or less do the job most of the time, but you'll learn to love radio triggers and will eventually want to upgrade. If you don't mind spending $20 (or a bit more if you get spares, a trigger for your second body etc.) on something that you'll eventually just set aside as a spare, and don't mind the occasional (1 in 8 or 10) shot where the flash doesn't fire, they are a great deal. Thx, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...? For sure it does. For best range I've used another 540 on-camera in controller mode to blast a pulse at the remote 540. Big waste of a good flash though. I'd rather employ it as a hair or rim light. The best softbox for doing this is the kind that leaves the flash outside of it. Then you can swivel the body so the red detector window is pointing toward your camera. $50 for a 24 popup one from Fotodiox. And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? I'm really happy with the Cowboy Studios NPT-04 kit; I have two of them. One trigger, two receivers for $32: http://www.cowboystudio.com/product_p/npt-04+extra%20receiver.htm They work for a great distance, and work fine at 1/160th sync speed. I order them from Amazon. Here's a critical thing though: clean all the contacts, battery and hotshoe, thoroughly with electrical contact cleaner before any use. They are quite sensitive to dirty contacts and will misfire badly if you don't clean them. I keep some Q-tips with an aerosol can of Hosa DeoxIT. And bring spare AAA dry cells for the receivers. -- -bmw -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
I considered suggesting the same thing, but - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode ... If it was a problem with P-TTL shouldn't the shutter have triggered in manual exposure with no flash? Unless maybe the camera software just got scrambled didn't clear right away. Christine, Did you take the battery (or batteries if you use the grip) out during troubleshooting or at home before testing the camera again? From: Bruce Walker I love the shot. Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. The camera might be waiting for signals from the P-TTL logic. Sometimes it helps the wireless stuff if you add a reflector of some sort (eg tinfoil) to the popup head to get more light over at the remote 540. I have even had success holding my hand at an angle near the popup. Honestly, I've just switched to using cheap radio triggers for remote flash. All my random flash failures went away. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -- 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.
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On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:21 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Christine, Did you take the battery (or batteries if you use the grip) out during troubleshooting or at home before testing the camera again? Nope. Just turned it off on again... once during troubleshooting. Then off for about 20 minutes until I tried again at home. -c From: Bruce Walker I love the shot. Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. The camera might be waiting for signals from the P-TTL logic. Sometimes it helps the wireless stuff if you add a reflector of some sort (eg tinfoil) to the popup head to get more light over at the remote 540. I have even had success holding my hand at an angle near the popup. Honestly, I've just switched to using cheap radio triggers for remote flash. All my random flash failures went away. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -- 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.
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The eBay triggers work fairly well, but they're kind of flimsy. If you use them a lot, you're likely to have to replace them quite frequently. After the second set, I replaced mine with the Paul C. Buff Cyber-Sync I'm happy with them. I think you get fair value for your money. From: Christine Nielsen On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I love the shot. Thanks, Bruce! Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...? And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? Thx, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c -- 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.
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This is undoubtedly true, John. I've had to fiddle with a couple of mine to straighten out the shoe hold-down collars, for instance. They tend to get cross-threaded easily. But if you don't use them a lot, and especially if they aren't earning revenue for you, at $10 a unit you can afford to go through quite a few of them before the $60-$80 each unit Cybersyncs make sense. On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 4:08 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: The eBay triggers work fairly well, but they're kind of flimsy. If you use them a lot, you're likely to have to replace them quite frequently. After the second set, I replaced mine with the Paul C. Buff Cyber-Sync I'm happy with them. I think you get fair value for your money. From: Christine Nielsen On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: I love the shot. Thanks, Bruce! Can't help specifically with the system glitch, but I wonder if there's any chance the flash was the problem. Yes, I was thinking along those lines, too... I usually just use the flash off-camera indoors, and I've never had an issue with the wireless firing. Outside, in the middle of the track, though, found I didn't have much range - couldn't get too far from the light stand still get the flash to fire. I wonder if the reflect-y silver lining of the softbox gets in the way of the flash/camera communication...? And I did think maybe I should try some radio triggers... what kind did you get? Whenever I start to think about getting some, I first reason that I can rule out Pocket Wizards... But then, how cheap do you go? I've considered the Paul C Buff triggers... but maybe ebay triggers are just fine...? Thx, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c -- 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
Nice shot. Great job on the lighting. Don't know what could be plaguing your camera, although it sounds like the same mirror motor problem. Hopefully, it was just a one-time glitch. Paul On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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.
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LOL. His face just doesn't say bad. He's a good looking kid. I'm surprised we haven't seen more pictures of him before. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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Thanks, Paul. I hope it's not the same issue as the mirror flop. I'd feel better if it were user error... more easily fixed, and it would make shelling out for a new k-5II easier... :) -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice shot. Great job on the lighting. Don't know what could be plaguing your camera, although it sounds like the same mirror motor problem. Hopefully, it was just a one-time glitch. Paul On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- 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.
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Haha.. I know, try as he might, he's an unconvincing tough guy. ;) Thanks, -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: LOL. His face just doesn't say bad. He's a good looking kid. I'm surprised we haven't seen more pictures of him before. On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Re: K5 acting up?... plus a PESO
You'll know soon. If it repeats, something is wrong. But chances are good that it's a one time thing. On Sep 23, 2012, at 11:12 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Thanks, Paul. I hope it's not the same issue as the mirror flop. I'd feel better if it were user error... more easily fixed, and it would make shelling out for a new k-5II easier... :) -c On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Nice shot. Great job on the lighting. Don't know what could be plaguing your camera, although it sounds like the same mirror motor problem. Hopefully, it was just a one-time glitch. Paul On Sep 23, 2012, at 10:38 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Hello all, Here's a head-scratcher: Tonight, I was shooting senior portraits of my son. We had gone out to the track at the high school, a place he holds quite dear, for the occasion. As the evening grew darker, I had my flash (540) set up on a stand softbox, firing with the camera's wireless remote system. All was fine, more or less, for several minutes. Until the camera stopped shooting. I would press the shutter, and I'd get a flicker of light (focus assist or pop up flash signalling the 540? not sure..), but the shutter wouldn't fire. Several times I would re-focus and try again, but nothing. I tried the following: - turning the whole thing off on again - turning off the focus assist light - setting the AF to release priority, instead of focus priority - using manual focus - turning off flash, shooting manual exposure mode - shooting in Av, Tv, Tav, P and AUTO None of these got the shutter to fire. We packed it in for the day, and when I got home, 20 minutes later, I tried the camera again. Worked fine, in Av, M, Tav, etc... though I didn't try it with the wireless flash again... Mind you, this whole shutter mechanism was recently replaced (6 months ago) at CRIS. So, I'm thinking I must be doing something wrong, or at least missing something. What do you make of this? Any thoughts? Lastly, just for fun -- a peso. My son, Nick, from tonight. Looking as bad as he is able... http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/8018036378/in/photostream/ Thanks in advance-- :) -c - -- 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. -- 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.
