Hello from Leicester
Posted 23/04/2009 - 18:01
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Hello Tom and welcome to the forum.
I use a Metz 58 AF-1 P and I find it very good, others on the forum will no doubt give you their opinions.
I use a Metz 58 AF-1 P and I find it very good, others on the forum will no doubt give you their opinions.
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
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
Posted 23/04/2009 - 18:58
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Hello and welcome to the forum
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
Posted 23/04/2009 - 19:10
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Tom, welcome to the forum.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 24/04/2009 - 00:28
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
One thing to bear in mind with flashes is the firing modes offered by them. I see you have quite a few manual lenses which will work fine on the K10D, however, you can't use the P-TTL flash protocol with a manual lens attached (the flash gets confused and just goes off at maximum power). Pentax flashes (AF360FGZ and AF540FGZ) feature three modes of operation, namely P-TTL/TTL (where the camera measures the light - only available to you with your DA18-55 currently), Manual (where you set all parameters of flash and camera - suitable for all lenses) and Auto (where the flashgun measures the light - again suitable for all lenses).
Be careful with many of the third-party flashguns as they often only offer P-TTL/TTL and Manual. Although they'd still be workable (manually) having an Auto mode would be far preferable in your situation. I use the Pentax AF360FGZ and find it to be a great little workhorse.
One thing to bear in mind with flashes is the firing modes offered by them. I see you have quite a few manual lenses which will work fine on the K10D, however, you can't use the P-TTL flash protocol with a manual lens attached (the flash gets confused and just goes off at maximum power). Pentax flashes (AF360FGZ and AF540FGZ) feature three modes of operation, namely P-TTL/TTL (where the camera measures the light - only available to you with your DA18-55 currently), Manual (where you set all parameters of flash and camera - suitable for all lenses) and Auto (where the flashgun measures the light - again suitable for all lenses).
Be careful with many of the third-party flashguns as they often only offer P-TTL/TTL and Manual. Although they'd still be workable (manually) having an Auto mode would be far preferable in your situation. I use the Pentax AF360FGZ and find it to be a great little workhorse.
Joining the Q
Posted 24/04/2009 - 09:26
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Hi, and welcome to the forum.
Regards, Tom
K-1ii,K-3iii's.
SMC PENTAX-F 1:2.8 28mm, HD Pentax-D FA* 1:1.4 50mm SDM AW,
SMC PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR,
SMC PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM,
SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:4 600mm IF & ED,
HD PENTAX -DA 1.4x AW AF REAR CONVERTER,
Pentax Photo Gallery
K-1ii,K-3iii's.
SMC PENTAX-F 1:2.8 28mm, HD Pentax-D FA* 1:1.4 50mm SDM AW,
SMC PENTAX-D FA MACRO 1:2.8 100mm WR,
SMC PENTAX-DA* 1:4 300mm ED [IF] SDM,
SMC PENTAX-FA* 1:4 600mm IF & ED,
HD PENTAX -DA 1.4x AW AF REAR CONVERTER,
Pentax Photo Gallery
Posted 24/04/2009 - 12:20
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Hello and welcome Tom
I'm red green colourblind, I sometimes have to get the wife to check images if I fiddle with the colour - so usually I leave the actual colour balance!
I'm red green colourblind, I sometimes have to get the wife to check images if I fiddle with the colour - so usually I leave the actual colour balance!
Leslie
K20 + BG2, K100d, MZ7, K1000, various Pentax and Sigma lenses
K20 + BG2, K100d, MZ7, K1000, various Pentax and Sigma lenses
Posted 26/04/2009 - 21:49
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Many thanks for the kind welcomes and the generous advice.
K10D, K1000, Cosina 80-200mm zoom, Cosina 50mm, Ricoh 50mm, Makinon 28mm, focal MC 2x converter, Pentax 18-55mm.
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I'm currently thinking of buying a flash unit, so any advice would be welcome.