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Comment by bladerunneruk posted on K5 first impressions at 27/11/2010 - 22:47
Anvh wrote:
I bought a Westcott Apollo softbox so will let you know what I find.
I at least bought it over the Creative light system because of money, more even light and probably it will be more light efficient.
Hi Stefan, just wondering how you are getting on with the apollo softbox, any joy ?I bought a Westcott Apollo softbox so will let you know what I find.
I at least bought it over the Creative light system because of money, more even light and probably it will be more light efficient.
I'm at home recovering from a nasty infection which put me in hospital for a while this week so I've got a bit of time to look into things again and make a decision. Any pro's or con's in your view, can you use it with either flashgun or studio light ?
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on begginers flash umbrella & stand at 14/05/2010 - 17:07
johnriley wrote:
Always nice to find a bargain!
I was looking forward to the massive discount in the sales !Always nice to find a bargain!
seriously tho I enquired about this, out of idle amusement and have had a reply back from argos, it's £341.99 now, still not quite bargain territory though.
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on pentax flash 360FGZ costly at argos at 14/05/2010 - 16:42
Anvh wrote:
Did you already found a review of the new cameras, I've a real hard time finding one
There's one for the H90 here :- http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_optio_h90_review/Did you already found a review of the new cameras, I've a real hard time finding one
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on Reviews for the new ones? at 18/04/2010 - 19:49
pink wrote:
I could sell and stand and a flash holder
stand £15.00 interfit
flash lightstand hot shoes £10
Lightstand has a holder(bag)
James
PM me if intrested
thanks for the offer James, I'm still not sure exactly what I need at present, so I'm in pending mode at present.I could sell and stand and a flash holder
stand £15.00 interfit
flash lightstand hot shoes £10
Lightstand has a holder(bag)
James
PM me if intrested
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on begginers flash umbrella & stand at 17/04/2010 - 09:24
Glover wrote:
and i think this is the stand i got.
thanks for the info Glover wrote:
I bought a bracket and umbrella off ebay for about £12 and a stand off amazon for about £15 i think, to be honest i cant complain at all at the strength, quality and build of any of it. bracket and umbrella was from hong kong if i remember right.
Ebay bracket and umbrellaI bought a bracket and umbrella off ebay for about £12 and a stand off amazon for about £15 i think, to be honest i cant complain at all at the strength, quality and build of any of it. bracket and umbrella was from hong kong if i remember right.
and i think this is the stand i got.
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on begginers flash umbrella & stand at 17/04/2010 - 09:22
Anvh wrote:
I bought something like the kit you show there but for almost half the money €80
It was a LumoPro LP604 lightstand + LumoPro LP633 Umbrella Swivel w/ Hot Shoe Adapter + 60" Westcott white-bounce/shoot-through umbrella.
Don't know if you can get those in the UK, at least if you're in the UK since nothing is showing at your location
As for a second flash, just look on the secondhand market as long as it can fit on a Pentax, Nikon or Canon you can use it in manual mode.
For you interest Westcott also make softboxes that fits on umbrella stand link
ps. for your second flash what about this one link
GN 38 (meters) at 35mm ISO100 is a lot, non of the other flashes beside the Pentax AF540FGZ is so strong.
The pentax is 39GN while the Metz 58 has 35GN, all the rest are around 30GN
Hi there, sorry for leaving this thread cold, I'm rather busy at the mo as my wife is expecting so lots of things t do to prepare Sadly not much photography time, I haven't picked my camera up since march !!I bought something like the kit you show there but for almost half the money €80
It was a LumoPro LP604 lightstand + LumoPro LP633 Umbrella Swivel w/ Hot Shoe Adapter + 60" Westcott white-bounce/shoot-through umbrella.
Don't know if you can get those in the UK, at least if you're in the UK since nothing is showing at your location
As for a second flash, just look on the secondhand market as long as it can fit on a Pentax, Nikon or Canon you can use it in manual mode.
For you interest Westcott also make softboxes that fits on umbrella stand link
ps. for your second flash what about this one link
GN 38 (meters) at 35mm ISO100 is a lot, non of the other flashes beside the Pentax AF540FGZ is so strong.
The pentax is 39GN while the Metz 58 has 35GN, all the rest are around 30GN
Anyway, a few additions :
westcott can be found here in the UK :
http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/public/search.php?manufacturer=Westcott , they seem to have the biggest selection available
westcott US heldesk say apollo and halo series can be used with flashguns
so something like this might be usable : http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/public/view_item_cat.php?catalogue_number=westcot...
one query is whether 16" is ok (I think I'm thinking of it as a main light source off to the side) - indoors usage
another query is whether the silvered inner will make it more harsh than an white umbrella used as a reflector
another query is whether it can be reliably trigger optically - if the flash is inside then unless part of the triggering lightsource comes thru the front of the softbox then it won't work, so have to go wired or radio trigger ??
another query is accesibility to adjust the flashgun settings, looks like i need to open the front of the softbox each time ? probably make more sense to use the AF540 on umbrella and a simple manual flash with a softbox ?
I could probably afford the larger softbox if absolutely essential but not keen to spend too much.
finally, is anyone aware of any resources I could look at to work out lighting setups with 2 umbrellas or 1 umbie & 1 softbox ?
I'm trying to work out what's useful but also flexible, I'd rather spend a little more for something more versatile than be in the buy cheap buy twice situation, but my application is baby photos and family portraits, not fashion!!!
groan, indecision ignorance and confusion !!!
I'll happily admit I'm a complete novice with all this, thanks for the patience
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on begginers flash umbrella & stand at 17/04/2010 - 09:21
Hi folks
doing a bit of searching and reading on flash photography I came across mention of flash gels to correct the colour temperature of the flash to the ambient light.
I'm wondering about getting some of these (thanks for the link user anvh) http://flashgels.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 but dont't fancy sticking velcro pads to my AF540FGZ, so I wondered if they could be used with this:
http://www.lovegroveconsulting.com/honl_speed_strap.aspx
anyone any experience, and are they really useful ? Application will be indoor photography, either bounced off ceiling or via umbrella or softbox.
thanks for all your useful tips and advice, much appreciated
doing a bit of searching and reading on flash photography I came across mention of flash gels to correct the colour temperature of the flash to the ambient light.
I'm wondering about getting some of these (thanks for the link user anvh) http://flashgels.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 but dont't fancy sticking velcro pads to my AF540FGZ, so I wondered if they could be used with this:
http://www.lovegroveconsulting.com/honl_speed_strap.aspx
anyone any experience, and are they really useful ? Application will be indoor photography, either bounced off ceiling or via umbrella or softbox.
thanks for all your useful tips and advice, much appreciated
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on flash gels at 19/03/2010 - 21:56
Mike-P wrote:
Just been to register here and there is no option that I can see for the 60-250mm. Anyone else done theirs and if so how?
Thanks
FYI It's there nowJust been to register here and there is no option that I can see for the 60-250mm. Anyone else done theirs and if so how?
Thanks
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on Registering my 60-250mm at 16/03/2010 - 22:42
http://www.pentax.jp/english/news/2010/201008.html#spec
dynamic range : "11.5f - stops" !!!!!
is that right ?
Not a mathematical equation style multiply symbol but a decimal point ????
one has to be a bit wary of japlish, but .... WOW
dynamic range : "11.5f - stops" !!!!!
is that right ?
Not a mathematical equation style multiply symbol but a decimal point ????
one has to be a bit wary of japlish, but .... WOW
Comment by bladerunneruk posted on 645D Press Release at 13/03/2010 - 23:25
Ordered yesterday, arrived today! Thanks SRS! Only played with it for 20 minutes, so far it looks simply awesome!
My favourite bits so far (note I am upgrading from a K20D):
1. My Tamron 17-50 focuses much quicker. Possibly as much as twice as fast. (remember the K20D is already slower than a K7). Part of it seems to be that the screwdrive is more powerful, and partly it doesn't seem to need to fine-tune the focus at the end like the K20D did. Haven't tried any other lenses yet. I don't have any SDM lenses to test either.
5. EV compensation goes to -5 and +5.
I haven't tried the high FPS yet, it's not something that really interests me. I suppose one day when my sons are doing school sports or something it might be useful. That's several years away though, one's 4 and one's 2 months I'll probably have the K3 by then!
interesting to hear about the screw drive speed / lack of focus confirm - I think I read somewhere that there was a user option to use the double check or not ??
what's your opinion on how the EV bracketing function works for PEFs on k5 vs k20 ?
you're doing well to have time on a forum with a 2month old, my little one is nearly 6m old now and I've virtually forgotten what forums are !
cheers