----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic Mortelmans" Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:13 PM Subject: Re: Pentax LX, auto/TTL flash and slow speeds
> William Robb wrote: >> I believe you can disable the forced sync by covering the small pin to the >> left of the sync >> terminal on the hot shoe. > > A nice experiment... will this also disable the TTL capabilities? I'm pretty sure TTL is off the other contact, and the left one just forces the shutter speed. Boz's site should have a good explanation of this. > >> My own advice would be to use a good quality non dedicated flash such as a >> Vivitar 285. > > Probably a better advice on the longer term. Non-Pentax side question: > will this type of flash also be of use on a modern Canon DSLR? > It should be just fine. William Robb -- 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.
