the RTF flash can be used in 2nd-curtain sync. That's
pretty cool. I don't remember it was possible with the D.
* VERY obvious to know how to set a Flash exposure compensation. First
time I see Pentax promoting this feature.
Yes, it is good to have for the rtf flash. The PZ-1p also had
* I noticed the RTF flash can be used in 2nd-curtain sync. That's
pretty cool. I don't remember it was possible with the D.
* VERY obvious to know how to set a Flash exposure compensation. First
time I see Pentax promoting this feature.
* When reviewing pictures and choosing info
* I noticed the RTF flash can be used in 2nd-curtain sync. That's
pretty cool. I don't remember it was possible with the D.
* VERY obvious to know how to set a Flash exposure compensation. First
time I see Pentax promoting this feature.
Yes, it is good to have for the rtf flash. The PZ-1p also
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
The on-camera pop-up flash will trigger another flash without wires
if the other flash is in slave mode.
In mettered TTL for the slave?
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Okay, that's why using the popup flash as a slave trigger works in my
studio. I always shoot in manual exposure mode there. And since I
haven't tried it more than once or twice, it may well have been with a
K lens.
Paul
On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:49 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
That only works
No. You have to do it the old fashioned way. But that's the only way I
shoot in my studio or when I use studio strobes on location. With
digital it's not very difficult. You don't even have to do any math.
Guess, shoot and look. Once you know your equipment, it's easy to come
within a stop
I just have read FAQ on japanese K10D page using babelfish and:
Q: The Strobo it can photograph with the wireless?
A: Wireless photographing is possible by the fact that 2 AF540FGZ or
AF360FGZ are used. With the built-in Strobo wireless speed light
photography is not possible.
Why? It was
To me, this is far more serious than losing use of the aperture ring.
Almost all of my indoor flash photography is done with the wireless 360
bounced and the RTF providing a little fill to avoid shadow cast. This
means I can bounce the 360 off the most appropriate surface because I
can point
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Rob Brigham wrote:
I am not gonna use 2 flashes because the whole thing just gets too
cumbersome then, and people will think I am even more mad than at
present...!
Well put.
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all of my indoor flash photography is done with the wireless 360
bounced and the RTF providing a little fill to avoid shadow cast.
This
means I can bounce the 360 off the most appropriate surface because I
can point it in any direction (I hand hold it), and I don't have to
mess
around if I
Hope you are right Paul.
Cant believe they would do something like this - there is no justifiable
reason for it, unless you were selling a camera without RTF.
The use of RTF other than as a controller could arguably not belong on a
higher end model like this, so if they were going to nobble
and is not likely to be correct.
To me, this is far more serious than losing use of the aperture ring.
Almost all of my indoor flash photography is done with the wireless 360
bounced and the RTF providing a little fill to avoid shadow cast.
This
means I can bounce the 360 off the most appropriate
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Gonz wrote:
I also suspect that this information might be wrong. It doesn't make
much sense. I wouldn't get my shorts in a knot over it quite yet.
I agree. It would be a serious omission and is not likely to be correct.
I am almost certain that this is true.
First, this
bounced and the RTF providing a little fill to avoid shadow cast.
This
means I can bounce the 360 off the most appropriate surface because
I
can point it in any direction (I hand hold it), and I don't have to
mess
around if I change the orientation of the camera etc. I usually
only
mount
% of the indoor shots I take use
wireless triggered by the RTF and I am not going to carry both around
all the time so I can juggle which one to use based on this feature.
This means the K10D could get left at home too often to justify...
I am still hoping, but not so positive anymore
Rob
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I just have read FAQ on japanese K10D page using
babelfish and:
Q: The Strobo it can photograph with the wireless?
A: Wireless photographing is possible by the fact
that 2 AF540FGZ or
AF360FGZ are used. With the built-in Strobo wireless
--- Rob Brigham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hope you are right Paul.
Cant believe they would do something like this -
there is no justifiable
reason for it, unless you were selling a camera
without RTF.
The use of RTF other than as a controller could
arguably not belong on a
higher end
On Sep 15, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Brendan MacRae wrote:
... Otherwise, why on
earth include the flash at all? Like you say, get rid
of it altogether and lose the weight and size and sell
more af540-FGZ's.
For occasional use.
I have almost never used the built in flash other than for testing,
On 15/9/06, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed:
But, I agree that on a high end model, the
wireless flash triggering of the pop-up is a definite
must, as this is the pro feature.
Stark raving mad.
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Hey, I resent that! I am not stark...
;-]
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On 15/9/06, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated,
unleashed:
But, I agree that on a high end model, the
wireless flash triggering of the pop-up is a
definite
must, as this is the pro feature.
Stark
, and have to go back to the *istD for the other
half then I am just not sure that I can buy into that.
It may seem like overreacting, but 90-95% of the indoor shots I
take use
wireless triggered by the RTF and I am not going to carry both around
all the time so I can juggle which one to use based
On 15/9/06, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hey, I resent that! I am not stark...
;-]
LOL
Okay, but you're mad as a March hare, boyo.
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On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Can't you set your second flash as a slave? Functionally, it's the
same thing.
Don't get it, what do you mean by second flash. Why would he have 2
accessory flashes? Just to trigger the other one? I am buying onto the
compact, light Pentax system so
Could be, there is ample evidence!
-Brendan
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On 15/9/06, Brendan MacRae, discombobulated,
unleashed:
Hey, I resent that! I am not stark...
;-]
LOL
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The on-camera pop-up flash will trigger another flash without wires
if the other flash is in slave mode.
Paul
On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Can't you set your second flash as a slave? Functionally, it's the
same thing.
That only works if the built-in flash is not in P-TTL mode, otherwise
the first flash will trigger the external flash and not the flash at
time of exposure. I use slave-triggered flash all the time, but not
with the built-in flash unit as I have to switch to manual exposure
mode and take
Thanks, Joe and Jim, for your feedback on my inquery.
In the end, I opted for the 20-35mm as both of you suggested. I'm not sure
what the going rate is, but I was personally content to pay under $400. As
desired, it gives me the compact walk-around lens that I needed for the
ist-D, with the
for which the ist-D actually has sufficient RTF
coverage? More spefically, would the FA 18-35 fit the bill? How about the
DA 18-55? The bottom line is that I want the option of using the full
range of the lens WITH built-in flash. And while we're on the topic, do
these two lenses absolutely stink
I believe that the DA 18-55 is fully compatible with the
rtf. But hang on to that DA 16-45 for times when image
quality matters.
An alternative would be the FA 20-35 f4. Less zoom range,
but superb image quality -- even slightly better than the DA
16-45.
Joe
Your best bet is probably the DA 18-55, as it is really inexpensive and
gives a 35mm equivalent FL of 27mm.
I have used the inexpensive Sigma 24-70 f3.5-5.6 HF zoom (ca. $130) for
this situation and it works just fine. Its quality is a lot higher
than the price would lead you to expect, its
The SF1/SFX and SF1n/SFXn cameras, the series that introduced the RTF
TTL flash to the SLR world, were nevertheless criticized (in reviews,
at least) for the limited film range the flash was useable with: ASA
25-400. Does this mean that the flash won't fire at all with ASA 800
film
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Joe Wilensky wrote:
The SF1/SFX and SF1n/SFXn cameras, the series that introduced the RTF
TTL flash to the SLR world, were nevertheless criticized (in reviews,
at least) for the limited film range the flash was useable with: ASA
25-400. Does this mean that the flash won't
Mark, I'll have mine with me Sunday, if you want to compare the two for
settings.
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From: Mark Cassino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: February 25, 2004 11:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Mz-S RTF Flash Problem
I suspect that something is broken here
At 01:46 PM 2/25/2004 -0500, Robert Leigh Woerner wrote:
Does the flash work in servo mode?
I'm not sure what servo mode is - the AF? I tried it with AF disabled, to
no avail...
- MCC
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Subject: Mz-S RTF Flash Problem
I suspect that something is broken here, but I'm wondering if I just have
a
setting goofed up...
The built in flash on my Mz-S just plain does not work. I pop it up,
nothing happens - when in program mode the shutter and aperture speeds
don't change and it does
At 11:26 AM 2/26/2004 +1000, John Coyle wrote:
Mark, have you checked p131 of the manual? There are a couple of
situations mentioned there, including, of course, low batteries!
Thanks - tried new batteries, ran down the checklist in the manual. Still
no flash. On the bright side - I did learn
Jim Brooks writes:
Isn't it odd then that the MZS has one?
I've found the RTF in the Z-1p useful when I left the big Sunpak at home. I
guess it would be very useful for contrast control, catchlights or whatever.
Cheers,
- Dave
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A silly question: What's RTF? I guess the F is for flash.
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I think it is "ReTractable Flash" Anyway they are the little
prism mounted ones.
William Robb
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Subject: RTF
A silly question: What's RTF? I gues
Retractable Ttl Flash?
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I think it is "ReTractable Flash" Anyway they are the little
prism mounted ones.
Wi
I'd say it means Retractable TTL Flash
Jeff
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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: RTF
I think it is "ReTractable Flash" Anyway they are the little
prism mounted
You can use it to trigger the wireless slave function of the new
external flash. I was thinking that I would happily lose it too, until
I thought 'ooh, I could bounce the main flash off the ceiling, and use
the RTF for a bit of fill in, without any messing about getting
technical!'
This may
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Aihe: Re: RTF flash (was:ME viewfinder (was Re: Zenitar 16/2.8 Fisheye))
Isn't it odd then that the MZS has one?
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a bit now that I have
learnt how to shoot available light though!).
Tanya.
Was RTF invented by a battery manufacturer? IMO the only merit of RTF is
that it's there. It astounds me that anyone would seriously use one as
their flash unit of choice. They are too close to the lens
Anthony wrote:
AF Was RTF invented by a battery manufacturer?
Actually, it was a Pentax first! (Gotta love this...:oD)
AF ...
AF IMnsHO, RTF is about as useful as tits on a bull.
I'm not an integrated flash fan myself, but I did find some uses for
it. Sometimes (please read not always
One thing I've liked about the RTF on my PZ-1p is that I've been able to use it on
family snaps without breaking out the AF500FTZ. Makes for a smaller package, and turns
the PZ-1p into a better all-around camera. While it's true I wouldn't use it for
professional applications, not every shot
This photo was a grab shot last Sunday using the RTF to fill the background.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=193712
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Anthony Farr wrote:
"Was RTF invented by a battery manufacturer? IMO the only merit of RTF is
that it's there. It astounds me that anyone would seriously use one as
their flash unit of choice. They are too close to the lens and cannot be
used off-camera or bounced. Even if they
Interesting concept... Matching camera beachwear. What about a fleshtone
camera so when holding it in your hands people couldn't tell from a
distance? g
Tanya wrote:
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frankly, I don't give a hoot what my gear looks like. It could be pink
and
green with yellow polkadots and as long as
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