The 160FC doesn't do wireless triggers, that's my understanding too. But I think the 540 has a built in photo cell for triggering in wireless slave mode. Haven't checked the manuals on this, but I'm fairly sure that's how it works.
søndag 17. april 2011 skrev Toine <to...@repiuk.nl> følgende: > How do you wireless trigger the 540? I have the same set of flashes > and never thought it would be possible to combine them because to my > knowledge the 160FC doesn't do wireless triggers. > Toine > > On 17 April 2011 22:40, AlunFoto <alunf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Shortened link to blog image only this time, since the text in the >> article has no connection to the motif. >> http://turl.no/fkb >> >> I've been playing around with a two-flash setup for macro in the last >> couple of days, using an AF540FGZ in addition to the AF160-FC ring >> flash. Getting the right balance between the two is an interesting >> exercise. When using the 540 to provide background illumination, I >> find it most predictable to set it to wireless slave mode, put it on >> manual and home in on the right illumination for the particular >> background. Pretty sure I haven't actually nailed it with this one, >> but even getting to a proof of concept is a small victory for me. >> >> Comments on lighting techniques most appreciated. >> >> Jostein >> >> >> -- >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
