I was able to capture this self portrait using the *ist DL tethered to my Lenovo S10 notebook using a camera mounted flash to provide IR focus assist and optically remote trigger a flash with a soft box attachment. This only effected the preview window as the image returned to the Photo Browser was as expected. Often the image was corrupted and seemed to be an image behind what was captured. The only problem was the the image preview window within the Remote Assistant did not work properly. Once all of the software was installed and the camera connected to the computer via the USB cable I was able to start the Remote Assistant from within the Photo Browser and fully control the *ist DL. Then the Remote Assistant software (v1.00), also with the ‘space /s’ option, was installed. This initially could not be installed but some internet searching found that this had to be installed from the command line with a ‘space /s’ following the program name, as follows: The software is available from Pentax Support Downloads ().įirst I installed the 1.03 firmware update as instructed. However as the *ist D model is supported I thought I would try it anyway. Pentax provide tethered operation via the Remote Assistant software and officially this model is not supported. I find tethered operation to be very useful for studio work such as still life, and especially for self portraits.Ĭurrently my main camera is a Pentax *ist DL D-SLR. ![]() This is why this is usually a studio technique as the camera can be stationary on a tripod. ![]() The only disadvantage is that the camera is tied (tethered) to the computer by a cable, which restricts movement.
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