I'm not sure what you're doing wrong, but I usually have no problem getting the AF540 to work as fill. In daylight, you do have to use high speed synch mode of course, and the flash will revert to a 1/180th shutter speed if you don't override it. I generally use program "P" mode on the K-5 and set the shutter speed up to a value that works with the stop and ISO I want -- quite often 1/500th, f5.6 and ISO 200 in backlit or crosslit conditions in daylight. I usually set the exposure comp on the flash to -.5 or -1, depending on the amount of fill I want. I have occasionally experienced strange exposure problems, but generally this technique works for me. Paul
On Jul 13, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Toine wrote: > What shutter speed did the camera select. My habit is setting the sync > to slow speed sync or the camera in M mode. If the meter wants 1/60 > and the sync speed is normal the camera selects 1/125 or 1/180 and the > flash suddenly is the primary light source. > Toine > > On Wednesday, 13 July 2011, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >> Last night, I attended a "portrait workshop". We were shooting at the >> beach, at the end of the day. It was still very bright, and in the >> shade of a lighthouse, some fill was required on our models' faces. >> No problem. I had the AF540 on my k-7...using aperture priority mode, >> and -1.5 Flash EV, I took some shots. Gah. Way overexposed. I >> fiddled, set the flash to high-speed sync, and tried again. Still >> hot. I proceeded to try several other manipulations... none really >> working, until I settled on a fully manual operation for exposure, and >> flash (1/16). >> >> It shouldn't have to be this way, though, right? I should be able to >> use pttl to provide (more or less) the right amount of fill, yes? I'm >> even pretty sure I've done it successfully in the past, though it >> would have been with the AF360. >> >> What am I doing wrong? >> >> Thanks, >> -c >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
