about a month ago, I was using a k10d and a 360 pentax flash and came out with much different results...
I believe I was in "Sv" mode w/ a fixed shutter speed. iso was set to auto w/ max at 400-800 through the night. exposure comp was set to +.3 and flash comp was set at 0. I think I played around w/ "m" mode too, but these pics were in Sv. toward the end of the night, my batteries in the 360 were getting tired (after around 120 pics w/ flash) and then the pics were very underexposed. the camera was in center weighted metering mode... This was my 2nd attempt using flash and I've found it took a fair amount of experimenting and some researching to get to where I'm at now, and I know I have a lot more to learn.
Try playing with your settings and practice. If it doesn't work, change your settings and/or post your results here. I think you'll find many experienced users willing to help. These pics aren't great by any means, but at least show that maybe w/ different settings, the k10d and 360 flash can do pretty okay.
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