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Studio Questions
For the Backdrop light move the lights as far back as you can away from the backdrop without it affecting your subject. Check out Inverse square law.. Or the use of flags... Think I advised you some months ago not to go with the umbrella type softbox. Unless you have remote controlled flash. As the...
Posted by sebas77 on 01/04/2018 - 09:35
Studio Questions
Are you shooting from as far back from the background as you can? If you can get your camera, your model, and (critically) the background lights as far away as possible from your background as possible you'll get more even coverage. (Is there scope for extending your studio? LOL) You may end up w...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 04/04/2018 - 10:30
Studio Questions
Getting there, I put an old black backdrop on the side wall and it did the trick. Still not perfectly black, impossible to notice on the camera monitor, but I guess the results are acceptable as I can easily fix with the black levels! by , on Flickr with reflector: by , on Flickr ...
Posted by sebas77 on 08/04/2018 - 20:45
Studio Questions
new photos! Me in Zoolander mode! All out of focus, as it's basically impossible to know the focus using image sync on the phone (to be fair I was using a 2.8 aperture) by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr but this is why I am buying a field monitor! I absolutely hate...
Posted by sebas77 on 15/04/2018 - 17:00
Studio Questions
Image sync works fine on an iPad, you can touch focus anywhere. I used it for a passport selfie.
Posted by RobL on 15/04/2018 - 17:15
Studio Questions
I don't have a tablet good enough, but the problem is not that, you can't really evaluate the focus from the low res preview regardless the monitor size and it takes ages to download the high res. With a tamron 70-200 at 2.8 even the slightest error will be noticeable, but only in hi res! the cam...
Posted by sebas77 on 15/04/2018 - 17:23
Twin Flash for Macro?
I was looking to get this one before I picked up my ringflash. https://fstoppers.com/diy/macro-photographer-tests-venus-kx-800-twin-flash-gets-brilliant-results-76908 The photographer in that video uses Pentax (K200D,K30,K-x etc). He was inerviewed on this site... https://www.pentaxuser.com/a...
Posted by Algernon on 28/05/2018 - 09:28
cactus v6 II with pentax firmware and rf 60 latest firmware
Hi Stan, have you removed the V6 from the RF60? You only need one V6 as transmitter on the camera. A trigger on the hotshoe of the RF60 will interfere with correct triggering from the transmitter. I will check the Cactus site now regarding firmware but I believe the A03 version is not correct. I...
Posted by McGregNi on 06/08/2018 - 20:11
Flash gels?
Asked a simiIar question on another forum but not got much back, hoping you folks have a few opnions to share :) Been building up my mobile flash kit and skills and want some colour, maybe with a gel set? I currently have Pentax AF280 and Metz 52 flashguns and need something that attaches to t...
Posted by LittleSkink on 02/07/2018 - 07:32
Bees in flight ?
Maybe you could post a few images for us to see and comment on? Gut reaction to what you've posted is that you are going overboard with the setup and making life difficult for yourself? Success with this type of shot is not about masses of flash equipment it's about knowing how the bees behave, ...
Posted by davidstorm on 16/07/2018 - 21:30
Bees in flight ?
Its hard not to agree with those guys posting images here! Actually David's and David's shots look like they were take with flash :o (at least if they had said they were, I'd have believed them!). (BTW, instead of "David's and David's" I first tried to write "both Davids shots", but that doesn'...
Posted by McGregNi on 17/07/2018 - 04:21
Bees in flight ?
Great thread - really good to see different takes on the subject and such high quality results 8) Another approach is to use a 600mm lens and wait for the bees to enter the plane of focus... ...they don't quite freeze the wing movement perfectly (at 1/640th) but it's fun trying :wink...
Posted by LennyBloke on 19/07/2018 - 12:37
K3II, Manual lens using flash
I don't think you can use TTL with a K3ii. You need to go back to the *istD or DS for that ? Therefore you only have the old school methods available to you.
Posted by davidwozhere on 05/09/2018 - 00:36
K3II, Manual lens using flash
I don't think you can use TTL with a K3ii. You need to go back to the *istD or DS for that ? Therefore you only have the old school methods available to you. You're right. I'm thinking of the older auto equivalent on the flash itself! The ME Super didn't have TTL through the camera lens but could ...
Posted by JAK on 05/09/2018 - 10:10
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
It was great to see Cactus release the firmware update for the older V6 trigger, that makes it compatible with the newer V6II when the V6II is running the "XTTL" firmware version. As I have shown here before, I am a big fan of the ease and accuracy of multi-flash off Radio TTL with Cactus ( see thes...
Posted by McGregNi on 09/09/2018 - 22:01
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
Great portraits Nigel. Love the hairlight.. Great to see your system getting cheaper too with the V6 coming back into play.. I have the colapable softboxes and studio strobes. You cant use them together. the neck of the softbox is too tight around the strobes bulb and more importantly the modelli...
Posted by stub on 09/09/2018 - 23:39
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
Super portraits Nigel. The hair light really gives sparkle and depth to the pictures. Great explanation of the technique. So when you add the V6 into the mix you have to use manual flash power for both V6 and v6II units ?
Posted by pschlute on 10/09/2018 - 06:01
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
Hi Peter, thanks, I hadn't always found it easy to place the hairlight well in the tight confines available. Actually you could mix TTL and M modes on the different groups. I could use TTL with the RF60s and include the Pentax flash with the V6 receiver also .... But there Pentax flash is limite...
Posted by McGregNi on 10/09/2018 - 15:07
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
Though I own a Gary Fong diffuser and the 60cm Softbox. Ive never used them in conjuction with each other... (But im now sure gonna give it a try now...lol) Curiosity will kill me....!! I'll be interested in the light spread and intensity difference. When using the Gary Fong as opposed to what ...
Posted by stub on 10/09/2018 - 16:43
Back to School, Back to 3 Lights
I am impressed with Cactus. For what is obviously a tiny company I think they provide very good service.
Posted by pschlute on 10/09/2018 - 16:53
