Originally posted by top-quark Looking at your images, there are only a few which are obnoxiously overexposed, and they're all taken in P-mode.
M is the better mode for flash, but then it looks as though you're aware of that.
When you get overexposure when using flash, have you tried varying the ISO to see whether the exposure changes? If it does, then it means that you're not getting metered flash, just a full blast.
What firmware are you using on the K-5?
Images are taken with K-30 & K100D Super. All images with external flashes have the same exposure values; 1/40s, f5.6, so that is not the issue. The common thing with the overexposed images is the absence of ambient light and that the flash is bounced. However, if the image is taken in live view mode, it´s exposed more normal.
Look at these three images:
This one is taken with the
K-30 and AF-540FGZ in P-TTL mode, flash bounced in the ceiling, ambient light in the room.
The only parameter that changed here is that the ambient light is turned off.
Same parameters as previous picture(no ambient light), but taken in live view mode.
Compared to the K100D Super, the K-30 is inferior:
This one is taken with the
K100D Super and AF-540FGZ in P-TTL mode, flash bounced in the ceiling, ambient light in the room.
Same settings as previous image but no ambient light.