gene_brewer1 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Hello, I am soon to join the ranks of proud K10D owners. My special 'elf' has chosen this as my Christmas present. I have been reviewing the great images being displayed all over the 'net by K10D users so far. Lots of variations on settings and conditiones however one thing I haven't seen yet is any images using any external flashes or strobes. I realize the camera has just recently been released but would like to hear about any experiences using external flashes / strobes especially the Pentax AF400T strobe kit, as I have one of these I use with my film gear and would like to employ it with the K10D if possible. Thanks Gene Ridgecrest, CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I have no K10D yet, but older DSLRs. The AF400T can be used in auto or manual mode. Maybe (I really doubt it, but am too lazy to download the manual...) Pentax claim the K10D might work with TTL, as they did with the *istD. If they do, ignore it. According to Pentax TTL worked at lowest ISO only and might still give a little bit wrong exposure (to be corrected during RAW processing). My AF280T died a bit too soon, but SCA TTL flashes didn't work. - The new AF 360FGZ and *** flashes are really great and nice to have. At the moment there's a rebate / payback offer in the US. Get one if you're going to flash a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene_brewer1 Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Most of the forums dealing with the K10D are starting to have photos posted by the users as they try out the new K10D's. There are many over on the DPREVIEW.COM Pentax DSLR forum. Just look around. Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene_brewer1 Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 To answer my own question, I finally got my K10D and did some experimenting with my AF400T strobe. It appears the TTL mode with the AF400T doesn't work correctly with the K10D as it wants to always overexpose on every shot. I tried it in Green Mode and P mode. I could get it to work in Manual mode (on the K10D) and by adjusting the settings on the flash head for the proper level for just that particular shot, which is a non-starter for any useful work when moving around and shooting in a flash range of a few feet out to several feet. So looks like I'll be looking into a dedicated AF flash for the K10D. I'll keep the AF400T for my Pentax film gear where it works excellent. Thought others may be interested in this information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellemandat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 One thing about Pentax digital cameras is that you can use old flashes with a internal sensor even flashes dedicated for other cameras like Nikon. The Pentax camera must be set in mode M. I use a SB25 and a Sunpak 433D with good results these flashes having an excellent coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellemandat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 A pic with a SB 25 on IST-DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellemandat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellemandat Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 another with a good coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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