Can I fire the Pentax AF-360 FGZ wirelessly without triggering on-camera flash?

LensScribe · 04-21-2009, 06:20 AM

Is it possible to trigger multiple flashes wirelessly from the K200D? I've successfully used it to trigger a friend's single softbox, but want to know if I could trigger two (or more) 360s or 540s simultaneously by also simply using the on-camera pop-up flash as the trigger?

Last edited by LensScribe; 04-21-2009 at 06:28 AM.

SOldBear · 04-21-2009, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by and

Yes the built in flash needs to be raised because that it what is triggering the external flash! The light coming from the intenal flash triggers the external one.

But the triggering flash happens before the exposure! You press the shutter release but the shutter has not opened yet. This happens in microseaconds, you wont be able to tell that it happens before.

You can experiment with this, take an object, use settings that will make the scene go dark if it hadnt been lit by flash, then turn the external flash off. does the picture become dark? position the remote flash directly to the side of the subject, does it become side lit.

A better experiment is do this in front of a mirror. You'll see the on-board flash firing in the photo during the exposure, not "microseconds" before.

mattdm · 04-21-2009, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by LensScribe

Is it possible to trigger multiple flashes wirelessly from the K200D? I've successfully used it to trigger a friend's single softbox, but want to know if I could trigger two (or more) 360s or 540s simultaneously by also simply using the on-camera pop-up flash as the trigger?

Yes, you can.

04-21-2009, 06:20 AM	#16
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04-21-2009, 06:49 AM	#17
SOldBear Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 3,206	Originally posted by and Yes the built in flash needs to be raised because that it what is triggering the external flash! The light coming from the intenal flash triggers the external one. But the triggering flash happens before the exposure! You press the shutter release but the shutter has not opened yet. This happens in microseaconds, you wont be able to tell that it happens before. You can experiment with this, take an object, use settings that will make the scene go dark if it hadnt been lit by flash, then turn the external flash off. does the picture become dark? position the remote flash directly to the side of the subject, does it become side lit. A better experiment is do this in front of a mirror. You'll see the on-board flash firing in the photo during the exposure, not "microseconds" before.

04-21-2009, 09:52 AM	#18
mattdm Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,948	Originally posted by LensScribe Is it possible to trigger multiple flashes wirelessly from the K200D? I've successfully used it to trigger a friend's single softbox, but want to know if I could trigger two (or more) 360s or 540s simultaneously by also simply using the on-camera pop-up flash as the trigger? Yes, you can.

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