Hot shoe adapter
Posted 14/01/2010 - 13:38 - Helpful Comment
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If you can unscrew the rest of the head from your tripod then it depends on the type of screw thread there is - if it is a standard 1/4" screw then finding a flash mount is relatively straightforward - try someone like SpeedGraphic. Indeed if you wanted to keep the head on (presuming it to be the pan and tilt type) you could even glue a cheap accessory shoe onto it with Araldite...
Tony Milner
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Super A, ME Super, MZ6, K5II, Ricoh GR & lenses from 8-500mm
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Posted 14/01/2010 - 13:53
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Thanks for comment. It's a cheapie of a tripod. It's all welded together. will have a look at the link.
Posted 14/01/2010 - 14:26 - Helpful Comment
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Depending on the shape of the quick release you might be able to carve a bit of wood to fit, then drill that and mount a hot shoe to it. It'll be a bit tedious as you'll need to take a bit off, check it, take a bit more off, and so on but you should be able to make something that fits well enough.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 14/01/2010 - 14:41
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Dangermouse: Indeed, yet another method.. Took a pic of the tripod quick release mechanism and sent it to SpeedGraphic, as suggested by amilner, for advice. They do have a lot of goodies, so let's hope I will find something to fit..
Posted 14/01/2010 - 14:55
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It would be a lot easier to buy a lighting stand!
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 14/01/2010 - 15:27
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Gartmore: yes , indeed. But thought of giving it a new lease of life and some purpose...
Posted 14/01/2010 - 16:11
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Gartomore: yes.. I just bought a stand on ebay.
Now, that it done, I should appreciate advice as to what off-camera flash I should get to put on top of this stand. Don't particularly fancy paying all the money for the AF series flashes. Any suggestions, please? I assume that if a half-decent flash is used with the built-in flash, I do not need to connect the flash to the camera?
Now, that it done, I should appreciate advice as to what off-camera flash I should get to put on top of this stand. Don't particularly fancy paying all the money for the AF series flashes. Any suggestions, please? I assume that if a half-decent flash is used with the built-in flash, I do not need to connect the flash to the camera?
Posted 14/01/2010 - 16:43
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If you use a flash with a slave function (or some sort of module to trigger the flash) then you won't need to connect it to the camera.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 14/01/2010 - 16:54
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Thanks. Just read a review of the Metz Mecablitz 48 for Pentax. Reads OK. Any opinion here?
Posted 14/01/2010 - 17:11 - Helpful Comment
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It depends on how you want to trigger it and what mode you use.
If you're going to use manual mode then get a simple wireless trigger and some cheap second-hand flashes of ebay, it doesn't even matter what brand it is then.
You can look for the Nikon sb-26 or sb-28 for example.
There are just as powerful as the Metz48 or very close and cost half the price.
If you're going to use manual mode then get a simple wireless trigger and some cheap second-hand flashes of ebay, it doesn't even matter what brand it is then.
You can look for the Nikon sb-26 or sb-28 for example.
There are just as powerful as the Metz48 or very close and cost half the price.
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 14/01/2010 - 17:49
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thanks Stefan, will have a look on ebay.
Posted 14/01/2010 - 18:24
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Like said it does depend on how you're going to use it, just to make this clear.
Nikon flashes won't do the advance wireless and don't talk with the camera so no P-TTl, if the flash have Auto you can use that though but it could become complicated with multiple flash units or with umbrella/softboxes so manual is all you've then.
Not a problem but you need to know how to work with them.
If you get two Metz 48 then you can have it all on P-TTL and it works basicly automaticly.
You might also be able to get one of these link
I had a Lumopro in my hands and to do feel cheap though but still quite tough, and it's a very basic unit but does has some nice features for strobists
Nikon flashes won't do the advance wireless and don't talk with the camera so no P-TTl, if the flash have Auto you can use that though but it could become complicated with multiple flash units or with umbrella/softboxes so manual is all you've then.
Not a problem but you need to know how to work with them.
If you get two Metz 48 then you can have it all on P-TTL and it works basicly automaticly.
You might also be able to get one of these link
I had a Lumopro in my hands and to do feel cheap though but still quite tough, and it's a very basic unit but does has some nice features for strobists
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 14/01/2010 - 19:00
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Thanks, Stefan. My finances permit the Metz, but not quite the AF 540/360.. I am now looking for a hot shoe adaptor, so that I can put it on my new light stand, which I bought today, after I read the above comments...
Posted 14/01/2010 - 19:10
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Buy a cheap hot shoe adaptor and use epoxy glue to fix it to the tripod. Doing this you will still have the swivel function of the tripod to change the angle of your flash. This might not be cosmetically correct but believe me, it works..
2x K10D bodies, 2x FA 28-200 3.8-5.6, DA 18-55, A 50 F2, 50mm Macro, 360 FGZ. Still saving for the 60-250 DA* Also have a Z10 35mm and a K1000 just for fun. IF PENTAX IS THE ANSWER, WHO CARES WHAT THE QUESTION IS...!
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