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GN 34 isn't massively powerful but not too much of an issue

won't give you ttl which can be v important with digi (no idea if km is film or digi)

build wise some cobra flashes have a good rep
 
david1701 said:
GN 34 isn't massively powerful but not too much of an issue

won't give you ttl which can be v important with digi (no idea if km is film or digi)

build wise some cobra flashes have a good rep
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Thanks for link fix, yeah Km is digital so TTL comments relevent. Seemed too good to be true but worth checking.
Many thanks
 
aparently digital really cares about ttl vs thyristor metering due to something a bit beyond my pay grade
 
Lol, Pentax.
 
Hi

This may be useful info for you. Some definitions:

TTL = through the lens metering
P-TTL = pre-flash TTL, where the flash (eg the one on your K-m) does this:
  1. fires a pre-flash to measure exposure, then
  2. fires the main flash at the correct exposure settings.

Some external flashguns (eg Pentax, Metz etc) do provide P-TTL functionality. More info here click

That flash seems to be TTL, ie it isn't going to be able to use your K-m's P-TTL flash capabilities. I think that Pentax only did TTL on its earlier DSLR cameras like the *ist range which is why the ebay listing says
For *ist D DS DS2 digital
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So on a K-m you would have to use it manually.

I'm a Pentax k100d owner and have ordered a YN460 from FlashInThePan (on this forum see this link click ) - note that it's a manual flashgun, not P-TTL.

Hope that helps.
 
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