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05-10-2012, 07:09 PM   #1
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Communication prob with K-x and Metz48

Just a question since I don't know if it's normal P-TTL flash behavior or if it's a problem with the camera body or the flash. When I mount the Metz48 on my K-x the LCD should display the corresponding distance and the auto zoom head should work automatically as you zoom the lens in and out right?

Here's the problem: When I mount the Metz48, sometimes the pTTL function stays, displaying the guide number and zoom to the right, then go blank suddenly, though the label on the top still says it's on p-TTL. I think it's a communication problem between my K-x and the flash, but how should it be solved? I've cleaned all the contacts on both flash and body but the problem persists. Could batteries also be included as contributor to the issue?

Also, I noticed another odd behavior: Sometimes when the p-TTL does hold, I try to swivel the flash head... and bam, it goes blank again. Or sometimes I mount it and it displays well, when I turn it off and on again (without removing the flash) the problem returns. So is it the camera body, or the flash, or both?

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The second "problem" is a feature, once you bounce the flash the flash has no way ot telling you how far it can throw light. So it only gives a distance when the head it aimed straight ahead.

It's not clear to me if the first situation is actually a problem, or just another "feature" where it only displays setting for a short period.
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QuoteOriginally posted by twitch Quote
The second "problem" is a feature, once you bounce the flash the flash has no way ot telling you how far it can throw light. So it only gives a distance when the head it aimed straight ahead.

It's not clear to me if the first situation is actually a problem, or just another "feature" where it only displays setting for a short period.
I see, thanks! The first situation is what confuses me. Sometimes even in bounce mode, the "feature" works - but when I turn it off and on again, it stops working.
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