LX + Flash Question
If you plug a 4P sync cord A into the body terminal, and a 4P sync cord B into the shoe terminal, can you effectively do without a TTL distributor? I ask on behalf of a customer who does not subscribe. My initial reaction was why else would they make a TTL distributor, but I cannot test the theory due to (ha) non - availability of the required items. Jerry, that is because you bought the last sync cord A. See some of you Saturday. Peter - 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 .
Re: LX + Flash Question
On 12 Jul 2002 at 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you plug a 4P sync cord A into the body terminal, and a 4P sync cord B into the shoe terminal, can you effectively do without a TTL distributor? Yes, the distributor is not an active device, of course auto/slow speed sync selection will not be available. Have fun on the weekend. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .
LX flash question
Hi everybody, Maybe some LX owner could help me to understand the strange behaviour of my various LX when the AF280T is on the camera. What happened is that the camera refused to fire the flash in daylight. It happened for something like 7 shots, then I quit taking pictures thinking of a faulty thing. Back home, I tried the camera, same settings (A, flash on TTL, in vertical position, lens on f/4,5), and the flash fired. Moving around my room I framed the lamp under the ceiling and... no flash. Only when I closed the aperture to a value that allowed the camera to chose a speed under 1/60 (I think 1/50, the working speed in TTL flash) then the flash fired again. All my LX cameras and both my AF280T act this way. Is it normal? I always thought that the camera wouldn't bother about the amount of light in the frame when in TTL mode. Does this mean that there is a sort of Auto flash mode in the circuit that controls the flash, or what? Thanks in advance. Gianfranco PS: I've found a Hotshoe Adapter F. According to the instructions of the cable I already own it cannot be used with a flash on it, at least when the cable is attached to the adapter. Anybody tried to mount a flash on the adapter and another via cable? __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ - 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 .
Re: LX flash question
Hi Gianfranco, That`s what my LX does also, so I think it`s a normal behavior. When there is enough light it won`t fire the flash in TTL, if you need fill flash, take it off of TTL. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:23 PM Subject: LX flash question Hi everybody, Maybe some LX owner could help me to understand the strange behaviour of my various LX when the AF280T is on the camera. What happened is that the camera refused to fire the flash in daylight. It happened for something like 7 shots, then I quit taking pictures thinking of a faulty thing. Back home, I tried the camera, same settings (A, flash on TTL, in vertical position, lens on f/4,5), and the flash fired. Moving around my room I framed the lamp under the ceiling and... no flash. Only when I closed the aperture to a value that allowed the camera to chose a speed under 1/60 (I think 1/50, the working speed in TTL flash) then the flash fired again. All my LX cameras and both my AF280T act this way. Is it normal? I always thought that the camera wouldn't bother about the amount of light in the frame when in TTL mode. Does this mean that there is a sort of Auto flash mode in the circuit that controls the flash, or what? Thanks in advance. Gianfranco PS: I've found a Hotshoe Adapter F. According to the instructions of the cable I already own it cannot be used with a flash on it, at least when the cable is attached to the adapter. Anybody tried to mount a flash on the adapter and another via cable? __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ - 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 .
Re: LX flash question
- Original Message - From: Gianfranco Irlanda Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 6:23 PM Subject: LX flash question Hi everybody, Maybe some LX owner could help me to understand the strange behaviour of my various LX when the AF280T is on the camera. What happened is that the camera refused to fire the flash in daylight. It happened for something like 7 shots, then I quit taking pictures thinking of a faulty thing. Back home, I tried the camera, same settings (A, flash on TTL, in vertical position, lens on f/4,5), and the flash fired. Moving around my room I framed the lamp under the ceiling and... no flash. Only when I closed the aperture to a value that allowed the camera to chose a speed under 1/60 (I think 1/50, the working speed in TTL flash) then the flash fired again. All my LX cameras and both my AF280T act this way. Is it normal? I always thought that the camera wouldn't bother about the amount of light in the frame when in TTL mode. Does this mean that there is a sort of Auto flash mode in the circuit that controls the flash, or what? Thanks in advance. The camera will not trip the flash in TTL Auto unless there is a full stop difference between the ambient illumination and the amount of light the camera is actually allowing to hit the film. If you cover the small contact on the left (I think) side of the hot shoe with a piece of tape, you can defeat this feature. It is the only thing I don't like about the LX. OTOH, it saved my first one from being worn out shooting weddings, which is a good thing. William Robb - 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 .
Re: LX flash question
Thanks Steve and William. I was thinking about something wrong when it happened to only one LX, but all acting the same way... My first LX was purchased in 1997 and I never noticed that... probably because for daylight flash work I usually switch to other cameras. You never stop learning... Thanks again, Gianfranco __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ - 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 .
