Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-02 Thread Bob Sullivan
John, Did you just make that up... Regards, Bob S. On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > > Well, 60% of statistical information on the internet is made up on the spot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-02 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/2/2011 12:22 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: "P. J. Alling" On 12/1/2011 9:16 PM, William Robb wrote: On 30/11/2011 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Bill you are a sadist, I wouldn't recommend Pentax Forums to my worst enemy. Masochist actually. I post there regularly. They are a better sour

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-02 Thread John Sessoms
From: "P. J. Alling" On 12/1/2011 9:16 PM, William Robb wrote: On 30/11/2011 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Bill you are a sadist, I wouldn't recommend Pentax Forums to my worst enemy. Masochist actually. I post there regularly. They are a better source of obscure technical information than the

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-02 Thread William Robb
On 02/12/2011 9:58 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: They are a better source of obscure technical information than the PDML though. They do talk gear a lot. But I wonder how much of that obscure technical information is correct and how much is simply made up. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-02 Thread P. J. Alling
On 12/1/2011 9:16 PM, William Robb wrote: On 30/11/2011 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Bill you are a sadist, I wouldn't recommend Pentax Forums to my worst enemy. Masochist actually. I post there regularly. They are a better source of obscure technical information than the PDML though.

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-01 Thread William Robb
On 30/11/2011 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Bill you are a sadist, I wouldn't recommend Pentax Forums to my worst enemy. Masochist actually. I post there regularly. They are a better source of obscure technical information than the PDML though. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss M

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-12-01 Thread Bulent Celasun
Dear Friends, Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. It is, unfortunately, a little late to suggest asbstinence from Pentaxforums; I am already a long time member ;) Seriously though, thank you all (especially John) for insisting on the fact even poor triggers should work; as this is no

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread P. J. Alling
On 11/30/2011 10:54 AM, William Robb wrote: On 30/11/2011 8:56 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Mine (Aputure brand) synchs only at (and below) 1/60th of a second. The Company web site was saying that they support Pentax (as well as Canon on the same unit) up to a synch speed of 1/250th. Pocket Wizar

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread John Sessoms
I use Paul C. Buff CyberSync and they work fine with the K20D up to 1/180th sec. My old cheap Chinese (eBay special) radio triggers worked fine with it too. They're just not very durable. You should be able to get up to 1/180 sec with the K20D and *any* brand of radio slave. I know Pentax does

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 30, 2011, at 6:56 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Mine (Aputure brand) synchs only at (and below) 1/60th of a second. > > The Company web site was saying that they support Pentax (as well as > Canon on the same unit) up to a synch speed of 1/250th. > > Pocket Wizards is rather too expensive

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread mike wilson
On 30/11/2011 15:51, mike wilson wrote: On 30/11/2011 15:39, Bulent Celasun wrote: Update: A company representative has just sent me an email saying that they do not support Pentax cameras. Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will soon be removed. He says they only s

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread William Robb
On 30/11/2011 8:56 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Mine (Aputure brand) synchs only at (and below) 1/60th of a second. The Company web site was saying that they support Pentax (as well as Canon on the same unit) up to a synch speed of 1/250th. Pocket Wizards is rather too expensive here. Any others?

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread mike wilson
On 30/11/2011 15:39, Bulent Celasun wrote: Update: A company representative has just sent me an email saying that they do not support Pentax cameras. Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will soon be removed. He says they only support C* and N* cameras. Could you ple

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread mike wilson
On 30/11/2011 15:39, Bulent Celasun wrote: Update: A company representative has just sent me an email saying that they do not support Pentax cameras. Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will soon be removed. He says they only support C* and N* cameras. Could you ple

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread Christine Nielsen
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Update: > > A company  representative has just sent me an email saying that they > do not support Pentax cameras. > Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will > soon be removed. > He says they only support C* and N*

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread Bulent Celasun
Mine (Aputure brand) synchs only at (and below) 1/60th of a second. The Company web site was saying that they support Pentax (as well as Canon on the same unit) up to a synch speed of 1/250th. Pocket Wizards is rather too expensive here. Any others? Bulent ---

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > Update: > He says they only support C* and N* cameras. What are these, new cameras.:-) Dave > > Could you please name a radio trigger who "does" support K20D and K5? > > Bulent > > -

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread William Robb
On 30/11/2011 8:39 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: Update: A company representative has just sent me an email saying that they do not support Pentax cameras. Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will soon be removed. He says they only support C* and N* cameras. Could you p

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-30 Thread Bulent Celasun
Update: A company representative has just sent me an email saying that they do not support Pentax cameras. Also, the (plain wrong) statements of support on their web site will soon be removed. He says they only support C* and N* cameras. Could you please name a radio trigger who "does" support K

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-20 Thread Bulent Celasun
Thanks John, >But it should trip the flash up to whatever the sync speed of the camera. That is why I am surprised. When I mount the mentioned flash units on the hot shoe, I can use the 1/180 second synch. Strange! Someone suggested that I might need fresh batteries; replacing the 12V on the tra

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-20 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bulent Celasun I have recently had a pair of radio triggers (Aputure brand) said to be compatible with Pentax cameras. Their declared that the synch speed is (up to) 1/250 second. They seem to synch properly at only 1/60 second on both K20D and K5. The units are also compatible with Canon

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-20 Thread Bulent Celasun
William, Larry, Stephen, Thank you all for the responses. I have tried a Sigma EF500 DG-ST and a Pentax AF280T; they both synch at 1/60 and below. Why is it that difficult to synch at a higher speed like, say, 1/125? In this age of high tech for low price, I mean! Thanks again :) Bulent ---

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-20 Thread Steffen Zahn
I have seen similiar effects with chinese triggers a few years ago. But I found that it also depends on the flash. If you have an ancient flash without TTL, maybe even non-Pentax, try that also. Steffen Zahn Am 19.11.2011 um 22:50 schrieb Bulent Celasun : > I have recently had a pair of radio

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-19 Thread Larry Colen
I find that the cheap flash triggers work up to about 1/100, over that and I start losing a bit at the bottom of the frame. I think it depends on the trigger, and the flash. On Nov 19, 2011, at 1:50 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > I have recently had a pair of radio triggers (Aputure brand) said to

Re: Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/11/2011 3:50 PM, Bulent Celasun wrote: I have recently had a pair of radio triggers (Aputure brand) said to be compatible with Pentax cameras. Their declared that the synch speed is (up to) 1/250 second. They seem to synch properly at only 1/60 second on both K20D and K5. The units are also

Radio trigger synch speed

2011-11-19 Thread Bulent Celasun
I have recently had a pair of radio triggers (Aputure brand) said to be compatible with Pentax cameras. Their declared that the synch speed is (up to) 1/250 second. They seem to synch properly at only 1/60 second on both K20D and K5. The units are also compatible with Canon cameras so I expect thei