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When

using

the

Three

-Level

Auto

(red,

green,

and

yellow

settings)

mode,

the

aperture

value

is

adjusted

as

shown

in

the

table.

When

the

flash

is

fully

charged,

the

shutter

speed

also

varies

within

the

shutter

speed

range

of

1/100

to

a

slower

speed

which

does

not

cause

camera

shake.

The

slowest

shutter

speed

var-

ies

according

to

the

lens

focal

length.

When

a

non-

autofocus

lens,

the

shutter

speed

will

be

set

to

1/100

of

second.

AF200T

AF280T

AF400T

Red

f/2.8

f/4

f/4

Green

f/5.6

f/8

f/8

Yellow

f/11

with

ISO

100

Notes

on

Pentax

dedicated

flash

units

When

the

built-in

flash

is

used

in

combination

with

a

Pentax

dedicated

flash

unit,

if

the

trailing

-shutter

-

curtain

sync

flash

mode

is

set

for

the

dedicated

flash

unit,

the

built-

in

flash

also

operates

in

the

trailing

-

shutter

-curtain

flash

sync.

mode.

Ensure

that

both

flash

units

are

fully

charged

before

releasing

the

shutter.

Contrast

-Control

-Sync

Flash

Photography

Using

the

AF330FTZ

or

AF500FTZ

in

combination

with

the

built-in

flash

allows

twin

flash

photography

(contrast

-control

-synch

flash

photography).

This

is

based

on

the

difference

between

the

amount

of

light

discharged

from

two

units.

1.

Put

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ

in

the

Contrast

-

Control

-Sync

Flash

Mode.

2.

Ensure

that

both

flash

units

are

fully

charged

and

then

shoot.

•

The

ratio

of

the

amount

of

flash

light

is

1

(built-in

flash)

:

2

(dedicated

flash

unit).

When

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ

is

used

off

the

camera,

the

effect

of

contrast

control

is

increased.

Use

an

op-

tional

"Hot

Shoe

Adapter

F"

(use

two

pieces

for

the

AF330FTZ)

and

"Extension

Cord

5P"

to

connect

the

dedicated

flash

unit

to

the

camera.

Do

not

combine

an

accessory

with

a

different

number

of

contacts

such

as

a

"Hot

Shoe

Grip"

as

a

malfunction

may

occur.

•

In

the

Contrast

-Control

-Sync

Flash

Mode,

the

top

flash

sync

speed

is

1/60

of

second.

Multi

-burst

flash

with

the

Pentax

dedicated

flash

When

discharging

more

than

2

Pentax

dedicated

flashes,

make

sure

that

they

are

of

the

same

type,

com-

bine

the

Type

B

with

Type

C

or

Type

D

with

Type

E.

(refer

to

the

overview

of

Flash

Function

on

page

80).

The

Built-in

flash

can

be

operated

with

any

type

of

Pentax

TTL

dedicated

flash

unit.

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