I've been using the Pentax 540 FGZP-TTL flash on the K10D. I shot a wedding (about 300 frames) without a single blink. I also shot that exercise class the other night, again without blinks. Exposures were good. However, I shoot mostly candids and rarely tell anyone to look at the camera. Paul On Feb 24, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
> My issue with the pre-flash technique is that people who tend to blink > can be a real problem. The pre-flash starts them into the blink and > you end up with shots with their eyes not fully open. I believe all > brands have the same problem. > > For weddings I was shooting TTL with the *istD and now shooting Auto > on the flash with the K10D - using my AF400T's for the time being. I > use the AF360FGZ's during the day for daylight fill flash. > > -- > Bruce > > > Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:46:31 PM, you wrote: > > NW> For you (other) manual camera fans who might not have seen this > yet, I > NW> thought I'd mention that Vivitar has reintroduced their 285HV > flash > NW> units. They are selling brand new for just under $100 > currently. And > NW> they have trigger voltages of less than 6 volts, which means > they are > NW> safe to use on modern cameras too! Just got mine in the mail > the other > NW> day. In fact, I was so fed up with Canon's crazy ETTL I sold my > $300 > NW> Canon unit the day I heard the 285s were back! > > NW> And to put a vaguely Pentax spin on this post ... I'm curious if > NW> Pentax's PTTL system is any good? A quick scan through the > archives > NW> found at least one person who wasn't so thrilled. I'd like to hear > NW> more. Thanks! > > NW> -- > NW> ~Nick Wright > NW> http://blog.phojonick.com/ > NW> http://www.phojonick.com/ > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net