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StoneyLoon
Posted 29/01/2009 - 14:01 Link
Hello all, Just got back into photography after a few years gap and bought a K100D with Tamron tele lens. Also got a Jessops 360 gun which I have not had very good results with.....varying degrees of exposure, mostly under to very dark result. Was speaking to someone who said that you only get best results with pentax flash?. Any other feedback on this as I have been looking at the Pentax AF540 and also the Metz 58, which i have to say is my preference. Hope to upload some of my early results on the board soon.
Thanks
terje-l
Posted 29/01/2009 - 14:14 Link
Welcome to the forum, Gregor!
Best regards
Terry

K20D, Optio I10, DA 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 AL II, A 1:1.7/50, D FA 1:2.8/100 Macro, Sigma 70-300 1:4-5.6 APO DG Macro, Pentax AF 360FGZ
Prieni
Posted 29/01/2009 - 14:20 Link
Welcome to the forum!

We have a Flash Photography section in the forum where you might find some tips and hints.
You also can get the Digital SLR and P-TTL flash guide from our own MattMatic (see here). I have jut read it and think it's worth the small expenditure. (I don't normally try to sell things to new forum members in the first post, believe me. But that guide really is good, even if I don't get a cut from Matt for selling it :lol

But if you post in the Flash Photography section you might find someone who has some experience with the Jessops 360 flash gun.

Prieni
How inappropriate to call this planet earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. - Arthur C. Clarke
Prieni's PPG page
StoneyLoon
Posted 29/01/2009 - 15:56 Link
Thanks for your welcome and information, all the way from Germany and Norway!!
hefty1
Posted 29/01/2009 - 16:54 Link
As the crow flies Germany and Norway are probably closer to Aberdeen than SE England, but welcome from down here too.
Joining the Q
TGK
Posted 29/01/2009 - 17:06 Link
Hi and welcome
Tracey
K100D Super,DA 55-300.
CS3
Greytop
Posted 29/01/2009 - 17:41 Link
Hi, welcome to the forum
Regards Huw

flickr
jackitec
Posted 29/01/2009 - 18:38 Link
Hi and welcome to pentax, I just bought a sigma 530 super flash and its terrific have a look at it, and I've just sent an email to my mate in Aberdeen (Cove)

Jack
Edited by jackitec: 29/01/2009 - 18:38
pandora
Posted 29/01/2009 - 22:54 Link
Hi welcolme to the forum,its full of really friendly people so enjoy
K5,Pentax DA*300mm,Pentax HD DA 560mm.
Pothers
Posted 29/01/2009 - 23:15 Link
Hello and welcome to the forum
Steve
K20D, DA16-45mm f4, M 50mm f1.7, M 28mm f3.5 & Tamron 70-300
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pothers/
R o b
Posted 30/01/2009 - 12:42 Link
Welcome from someone not quite so far away as Norway or Germany .
Steve O
Posted 30/01/2009 - 13:17 Link
Hello Gregor, and welcome.
Steve
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StoneyLoon
Posted 30/01/2009 - 13:23 Link
Hi Rob,and thanks, do you know any good photographic equipment shops up this way?
mr.mellow
Posted 30/01/2009 - 15:30 Link
Hello Gregor, welcome to the forum.
The older I get the faster I was.
Dave
K-3 II, K10D, DA16-85, DA*50-135, DA12-24, DA18-55, DA 50, Sigma EX DG 70mm Macro, Sigma 70-300mm, Sigma DG 120-400mm APO HSM.
Metz 58 AF-1.

My Flickr link
R o b
Posted 30/01/2009 - 16:47 Link
There's Black and Lizars on Belmont Street, but I've not bought anything there. They, like most shops, don't seem to stock Pentax. They're the only camera shop I can think of round here, though I may have missed one. If you come across one let me know.

So far I've only bought from SRS in Watford, who are very good, but not very local.

Robert.

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