Charles Robinson wrote:
On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:40, Larry Colen wrote:
I do not, however, like my AF540. It will NOT stay in manual mode.
I agree with this complaint. Any time it is powered up, it defaults to P-TTL, no matter what it was set at before.
It would be nice if it "remembered" what mode it was in and would stay there.
-Charles
If it's any consolation: in Wireless mode the AF540 doesn't go to sleep
until after at least an hour of inactivity. Used that way it
effectively doesn't forget its settings while on. That's how I use mine
99.9% of the time, on light stands or mini-tripods, so I'm not bothered
by the settings amnesia issue too much.
I notice it if I have a nice setup that I leave for the next day to
continue using. Then I have to power-on and restore all the settings
including Manual mode and the power I had dialed in.
I don't have any other flash experience to compare to, but I like the
two 540's I have. They're powerful and flexible. I use the rotating
head feature a great deal and I'm really glad I spent the extra bucks
over the 360.
-bmw
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