Wireless in Manual Mode...Help!

dminott · 04-04-2009, 10:45 AM

I have a 540fgz mounted on my k10d. I want to wirelessly fire my 360fgz. Everything works fine with bothe flashs in p-ttl with the 540fgz set to control and the 360fgz set to slave. I want to be able to have both the 360 and the 540 in manual mode or (at least the 360) and be able to have the 540 as master but when the 540 is set as master the and mounted on the camera it only
stays in p-ttl. So when it preflashs and the 360 is set to manual the 360 fires at the wrong time and does not show up in the exposer. The wierd thing is that the built in flash will correctly fire the 360 in manual mode when the built in is set to master and control...Can some one help

poco · 04-04-2009, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by dminott

I have a 540fgz mounted on my k10d. I want to wirelessly fire my 360fgz. Everything works fine with bothe flashs in p-ttl with the 540fgz set to control and the 360fgz set to slave. I want to be able to have both the 360 and the 540 in manual mode

You need to use the 360fgz in optical slave mode. That is Slave 2 mode, which can be found on page 49 of the English manual in pdf form. You will want to read page 50 as well.

**DAZ** · 04-04-2009, 07:23 PM

If I remember correctly if the camera is in some modes it will set the flash back to P-TTL. At lest on my K20D that is what it will do and the K10D maybe the same. If you have the camera in manual it will not do this. I think there is 1 more mode that it will not set it to P-TTL but I would have to look it up. If you want to use one of the mode that will set the flash to P-TTL you will have to some how break the P-TTL connections on the hot shoe.

DAZ

04-04-2009, 10:45 AM	#1
dminott New Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 21	Wireless in Manual Mode...Help! I have a 540fgz mounted on my k10d. I want to wirelessly fire my 360fgz. Everything works fine with bothe flashs in p-ttl with the 540fgz set to control and the 360fgz set to slave. I want to be able to have both the 360 and the 540 in manual mode or (at least the 360) and be able to have the 540 as master but when the 540 is set as master the and mounted on the camera it only stays in p-ttl. So when it preflashs and the 360 is set to manual the 360 fires at the wrong time and does not show up in the exposer. The wierd thing is that the built in flash will correctly fire the 360 in manual mode when the built in is set to master and control...Can some one help

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04-04-2009, 07:03 PM	#2
poco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 153	Originally posted by dminott I have a 540fgz mounted on my k10d. I want to wirelessly fire my 360fgz. Everything works fine with bothe flashs in p-ttl with the 540fgz set to control and the 360fgz set to slave. I want to be able to have both the 360 and the 540 in manual mode You need to use the 360fgz in optical slave mode. That is Slave 2 mode, which can be found on page 49 of the English manual in pdf form. You will want to read page 50 as well.

04-04-2009, 07:23 PM	#3
DAZ Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Everett, WA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 744	If I remember correctly if the camera is in some modes it will set the flash back to P-TTL. At lest on my K20D that is what it will do and the K10D maybe the same. If you have the camera in manual it will not do this. I think there is 1 more mode that it will not set it to P-TTL but I would have to look it up. If you want to use one of the mode that will set the flash to P-TTL you will have to some how break the P-TTL connections on the hot shoe. DAZ