540FGZ is PTTL flash. TTL won't work with the K7 and the flash will not let you select plain TTL anyway (when mounted on K7). If you don't see the preflash, there's a problem, there should be one, each time.
Fully automated mode, you mean Green mode? On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > > I observe that if I am using K7 set in P mode > (haven't tried in the fully automated mode) > with AF 540 FGZ set in P-TTL flash > and the flash is tilted up (with a reflector attached), the shots > are greatly underexposed (even though the flash is powerful enough > to cover the space/distance, - and I can reach that by adding exposure > compensation). > I wonder if that's a feature of the P-TTL mode, and if so, - how to deal with > that. It doesn't do a preflash, - so, I don't think it really works > as a P-TTL flash. > > I've never seen a similar effect with *ist DS+ AF 500 FTZ. > > Any pointers will be greatly appreciated. > > Igor > > PS. Also, - is it possible in K7 to shoot in the fully automated mode > and save the shot in a RAW format? > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
