That's a typo in the DS manual. The DS model supports P-TTL with A- series lenses, no problem.
Pre-A series lenses used on the DS, DL, K100, K110 and K10D all do the same thing: the flash operates in full output, unmetered mode. You set exposure by using the guide number table in the manual. Only the *ist D supports TTL flash metering with pre-A lenses, and from what I understand, it isn't all that accurate. If you were going to buy anything more sophisticated than the Vivitar 285 or Sunpak 383, buy either the Pentax AF360FGZ or AF540FGZ. Personally, I haven't yet seen the need ... I use the Sunpak 383 and get excellent results from it. Godfrey On Jan 3, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > A friend of mine with a *ist-DL just bought a cheepie TTL flash > and was surprised to discover that it didn't work. I seemed to recall > that was one of the neuterings that Pentax did between the DS and > the DL > (removed TTL flash). Sure enough, it seemed to work fine on my -DS... > even with an pre-A lens! > > So, upon checking the respective camera manuals (pp 177 on the -DS > and 178 on the -DL), the table agreed. One thing I found strange > though... P-TTL alegedly *doesn't* work with an A lens on a -DS but > does > on a -DL. Can anyone verify this? What about with a pre-A lens? It > seems weird to me that it *would* work on a -DS but would on a -DL. > > If that's the case, if I were looking to get a more automatic > flash than the three Vivitar 285's I've got, I should probably get > a TTL > instead of a P-TTL. What are the drawbacks to that? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
