I used a Sunpak model with the Pentax module on my LX. Unfortunately, it did not give me TTL confirmation with the blinking diode in the viewfinder. I just use a Pentax 280T with the special synch cord on the LX to get TTL and the blinking diode in my LX. Now, with my Pentax 645, I use the 400 T and that special synch cord to get TTL with the 645. I like the way the camera adjusts flash output with ambient light in a church or hall when I shoot weddings with it.
Jim A. > From: Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:30:48 -0700 (PDT) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Two flash related issues #1: Sunpak-Pentax 645 compatibility > > Hi everybody, > > I had decided to write a single mail about my flash adentures of > the last month, but it seems they would come out too long so I > cut the message in two. > > First, the Sunpak-Pentax 645 problem: > I don't know if anybody has ever experienced this: I own a > couple of Sunpak G4500DX flashes with TTL cords for Pentax > cameras (the non-af version). One of my cousins asked me to take > his marriage pictures and I decided to use one of those flashes > with one of my two 645. It was the first time that I was using > the Sunpak - TTL cord - 645 combo (usually I have a AF280T on > the hotshoe and/or a Sunpak connected via pc cord). Needless to > say, the TTL Sunpak cord works nicely with every otyher camera I > own but... > After the first couple of shots, I noticed that the flash was > discharging all the power after each shot. The green light > blinked, so I thought that *maybe* the dark suit of the groom > was eating most of the light. I was shooting at f/4 with a 400 > Iso film, though, so the output should have been enough. > Unfortunately I've lost a couple of important moments because > the flash was very slow in recharging (and I was too stupid to > shot those moments with the MZ-5n I had ready around my > neck...). > Back home (luckily, the ceremony in the church was at noon and > the party in the evening) I tested in every way the two flashes, > the two TTL cords and the two cameras in various combinations. > Results: odd but true, the 645 pilots the flash in the right > way... until the shutter is closed. Then the flash fires again, > this time at full output. This is evident when the shutter speed > is slow enough. > > Another lesson learned... > > Gianfranco > > > ===== > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
