> Not great with electronics, but I am guessing that all a flash needs > so as to operate in self-quenching auto is something to tell it > "flash". That's the middle round contact and the ground on the side, > isn't it?
I'm not great with electronis either and my typing is getting steadily worse -:) You may well be right about the two contacts required for basic operation. > Pentax flashes are actually program, rather than auto, in that they > also use the mode contact which tells the body to set the aperture. > Not sure if that will work with the digital cameras. Nor me. John ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 11:06:20 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Re: FTZ flash assumptions. > On Tue, 5 Dec 2006, John Whittingham wrote: > > > No idea, isn't it nmissing the connection fot the digital pin? > > Not great with electronics, but I am guessing that all a flash needs > so as to operate in self-quenching auto is something to tell it > "flash". That's the middle round contact and the ground on the side, > isn't it? > > Pentax flashes are actually program, rather than auto, in that they > also use the mode contact which tells the body to set the aperture. > Not sure if that will work with the digital cameras. > > http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/technology/hot-shoe/index.html > > Kostas > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom > it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. If you have received an email in error please notify > Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it > from your systems. > > Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email > attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be > free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. > > Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for > inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for > the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not > necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held > responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you have received an email in error please notify Carmel College on [EMAIL PROTECTED] then delete all copies of it from your systems. Although Carmel College scans incoming and outgoing emails and email attachments for viruses we cannot guarantee a communication to be free of all viruses nor accept any responsibility for viruses. Although Carmel College monitors incoming and outgoing emails for inappropriate content, the college cannot be held responsible for the views or expressions of the author. The views expressed may not necessarily be those of Carmel College and Carmel College cannot be held responsible for any loss or injury resulting from the contents of a message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
