Jens, I think maybe you have an electronics fault with your new baby. I shoot CONSTANTLY in studio with mine. Never had a a problem. Sometimes, I will shoot with it in wireless mode with the AF360fgz as a background light which then sets of the other strobes. Sometimes, I will use a PC cable. Sometimes I will attach the 500ftz to the hot shoe and bounce it off the ceiling, or direct it at my softbox as somebody else suggested. I have never had to use the RTF. Soon though, I am going to buy radio transmitters, and that will be even better - no cords, no plugs, no slaves!
Tanya Mayer Photography Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 49831247 Mobile +61 0429831247 -----Original Message----- From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 3 September 2004 7:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Pentax *ist D and a Studio Flash The *ist D works perfectly with a Metz CT 45 flash. Funny enough it doesn't in the studio!!!!???? I just got back from photographing a lot of stuff (MZ-S, Pentacon stuff, I never use, Exakta bodies, lenses and view finders) that I want to put up for auction at ebay. I was very surprised to find out, that there was no way in h... I could make the studio strobes fire, without using the RTF as well. So I had to do just that. That's kind of OK (still useable) for ebay shots, but sertainly not for portraits etc. I assumed that I was just not using the right settings on the *ist D (there's just too many settings, that I'll never use...). I have now tried connecting an ordenary camera flash (Metz 45 CT-1) to the *ist D flash socket - with an ordenary two wire cord. It's works perfectly. So I guess there's got to be something funny with the strobes!!!??? Did any of you have similar experiences? I saw a guy Tuesday, using a D70 with these strobes (Courtnay) - and it worked just fine! All the best Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. september 2004 22:49 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: Pentax *ist D and a Studio Flash I found out about the pc socket. Only the flash doesn't fire unless the RTF is activated!? Jens Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 2. september 2004 22:35 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: Pentax *ist D and a Studio Flash ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" Subject: Pentax *ist D and a Studio Flash > I have been studying the manual and the *ist D and I just can't figure out > how to use the studio flash/strobe without firering the RTF flash. Surely > this must be possible? Plug the flash into the PC plug on the camera. William Robb
