Triggering Studio Flash Remotely from Hotshoe Trigger

davidburleson (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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5 Aug 2010 - 4:34 PM

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Apologies for this novice question. I have a Pentax *ist D (i know, its old) which came with no manual. I want to trigger some lighting with a hotshoe trigger. It works in Auto, but when I go to Shutter Priority, it doesn't trigger. How can I get it to trigger in Shutter Priority?

Thanks for help!

davidburleson (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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5 Aug 2010 - 5:00 PM

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Ah, thanks for that. I'll have a go tomorrow and see how it works.

davidburleson (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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5 Aug 2010 - 8:25 PM

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thanks guys for the help. Im going to be shooting some portraits with a white background, probably going to convert to black n white, so any suggestions/tips are welcome!

Pete (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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6 Aug 2010 - 9:41 AM

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No...you have to be in manual. In aperture priority the camera may think there's little light (especially if the modelling lights aren't bright) Because it's reading available light and not the flash that goes off when the shutter is fired. So the shutter speed will be slow, and you may get ambient light recorded on the shot which is not what you want. Read my previous explanation and work like that.

Set the camera to M (manual)
Set the shutter speed to 1/125sec (the flash sync speed)
Take a shot at f/8 (see how it looks on the screen)
If the photo is too bright stop down to f/11 or f/16 if it's too dark open up to f/8 or f/5.6.
If it's still not right move the flash closer to lighten or further from the subject to darken the photo.

doingthebobs

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10 Dec 2010 - 8:12 PM

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Of course a hand held flash meter would help as well.