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Pentax dedicated flash on Canon T3.

Started Sep 30, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP vision1961 New Member • Posts: 17
Re: which model Pentax speedlite?

Lemming51 wrote:

vision1961 wrote:

Henry's rental stock is fully booked out for the time I needed to rent a Canon Speedlite flash to sit on my Canon T3 for a couple of days.

Instead I have been offered the loan of Pentax dedicated flash (for a KX1 camera) which apparently worked well with a Canon T3i a couple of years ago, just wondering if anyone has any insight on compatability or any settings that may need adjusting?

If it's got a non-TTL auto mode, a la old auto-thyrister speedlites, then it'll work in Av and M modes so long as you coordinate ISO and aperture settings.

Otherwise, Pentax TTL/P-TTL is very different from Canon's ETTL and you will not have auto TTL flash exposure. It'll just fire at full power (only the large center triggering pin in the hotshoe is common to most systems).

Thanks for the informed reply, unfortunately I am a pretty much a novice with my T3 and have only used it so far in Full Auto mode. I have been asked however if I would like to be the second shooter at a wedding next weekend and that is why I need the additional flashgun - as I'm told the on-board flash probably won't be sufficient...

Therefore the situation becomes one of novice photographer... (albeit with a good eye for a great image) needing additional flash capability... but having not worked with flash before then issues such as coordinating ISO and apertures are somewhat beyond me!

TTL aside - any tips for what will be predominantly indoor shooting?

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