[Wolfeye]

Well, the hotshoe works with the 01 lens perfectly fine. Its not fried or disconnected. I can trigger the flashes without a problem.

But it doesn't work with the 07 lens (which is why its in the title)

Ah, well, you didn't say that it worked with other lenses, so I had no way of knowing that. I don't own that lens nor the Q7 so I'll cease trying to assist.

[UncleVanya]

So other than flash the Q7 / 07 combo works - you can take pictures with it etc.

I was going to ask if focus confirmation was needed to make the flash fire - this fixed focus lens might not provide that and they may have forgotten to skip it when using flash? I'm stretching for ideas here.

[enoeske]

So other than flash the Q7 / 07 combo works - you can take pictures with it etc.

I was going to ask if focus confirmation was needed to make the flash fire - this fixed focus lens might not provide that and they may have forgotten to skip it when using flash? I'm stretching for ideas here.

I'm using the Q-S1, but yes, other than the hotshoe, the combo seems to work fine.

[Steve.Ledger]

Do you have the Flash set to "off" in the menu and flash speed slow enough (slower than flash-sync speed)?

Duh, didn't occur to me to set the flash to 'off'.
Works up to 1/250th now.
Thanks Dave

[reh321]

So other than flash the Q7 / 07 combo works - you can take pictures with it etc.

I was going to ask if focus confirmation was needed to make the flash fire - this fixed focus lens might not provide that and they may have forgotten to skip it when using flash? I'm stretching for ideas here.

I did an experiment just now with my Q7. I took two pictures consecutively, with the same flash and camera settings, one with an 01 lens and one with an 8.5mm lens in a c-mount adapter.
The picture with the 01 lens set off the flash.
The picture with the adapted lens did not set off the flash.
The manual specifies that a shutter speed of 1/13 or less must be used with a lens other than a 01, 02, or 06 lens, so I had used a speed of 1/4.

[enoeske]

I did an experiment just now with my Q7. I took two pictures consecutively, with the same flash and camera settings, one with an 01 lens and one with an 8.5mm lens in a c-mount adapter.
The picture with the 01 lens set off the flash.
The picture with the adapted lens did not set off the flash.
The manual specifies that a shutter speed of 1/13 or less must be used with a lens other than a 01, 02, or 06 lens, so I had used a speed of 1/4.

Interesting. I don't see any reason why the hotshoe should not fire in that case either.

[reh321]

I did an experiment just now with my Q7. I took two pictures consecutively, with the same flash and camera settings, one with an 01 lens and one with an 8.5mm lens in a c-mount adapter.
The picture with the 01 lens set off the flash.
The picture with the adapted lens did not set off the flash.
The manual specifies that a shutter speed of 1/13 or less must be used with a lens other than a 01, 02, or 06 lens, so I had used a speed of 1/4.

Interesting. I don't see any reason why the hotshoe should not fire in that case either.

I began my career as a software engineer when IBM still dominated. One of the "jokes" of the time was the statement " in an IBM manual, the term 'special feature' means 'documented bug' ".

I would apply the term 'special feature' here, but I haven't found it documented anywhere in the Q7 manual. Fortunately for me, I can't think of any reason I would have for using that combination. But, I would still like an explanation for what I'm seeing, if anyone here can come up with it.

[teguhadhi]

Anyone try to use external flash (yongnuo yn460 / viltrox jy610 or other cheap stuff) works with pentax Q10 by slave them? What should i do with my camera settings?

[Biro]

Is your firmware up to date?

[crewl1]

What I have found with the Q7:

The only flash that will fire with a non leaf shutter or generically adapted lens is a Pentax flash (and possibly another brand flash that supports PTTL)
Flash setting must be ON for this to occur. Shutter speed is maxed at 1/13 sec

Flashes or triggers that only use the center contact and sides will only fire if a leaf shutter lens or the OEM adapter is installed.
The flash setting must be OFF for this to occur. Shutter speeds up to 1/250 will work.

I have not been able to get single contact triggers or flashes to work with a non leaf shutter lens or adapter in any configuration.

[crewl1]

They only call out Pentax flashes in the manual for external use.
Seems this is how it was designed but I can't see a reason why they have done so other than to get you to buy only Pentax flashes.