Charles, this is off-topic for the thread (like that never happens!), but I think there's a good chance that your flash-toting pros are going manual on the flash and camera and spot-metering for exposure. That club situation is a real toughy for anybody's flash to get right or consistent in full auto. I believe the distances are too great for the pTTL/iTTL logic to function reliably.
I've rarely used flash from off-stage like that but if I did I'd bring my meter and take 3 degree spot readings. You should be able to use the manual spot reading in your K-7 similarly. On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Charles Robinson <charl...@visi.com> wrote: > 99.9% of the time, Pentax is "good enough for me". > > I have a happy oddball collection of lenses, some going back to 1979 when I > started with the brand, and they all continue to work great. > > The only time I get frustrated (nearly ANGRY) is when I attempt to do > anything flash-related. > > K-7 with an AF-540FGZ attached to it… it's a crap-shoot exposure-wise. I can > never predict the results if I'm in PTTL mode. Ever. It's better than with > the K10D, but not by much. > > I see "club shots" from big events where some pro photographer has been > documenting the scene with their wide-angle lens and big-ass flash and I'm > envious. Photo after photo after photo with the same well-done exposure. I'd > never get quality predictable results with my rig. > > So.. my solution is to use my pocket Canon S95 if I want predictable indoor > "party shots" with a flash. > > If Pentax could fix that, I'd be happy as a clam at high tide. > > -Charles > > -- > Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com > Minneapolis, MN > http://charles.robinsontwins.org > http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
