... the bought ones are that price for a reason.
1. Guaranteed dispersion
2. portability
3. durability

that's not to say that they aren't overpriced, but after building one myself, I understood a lot more why we pay money for these things.

Besides, you'd get laughed at on a shoot with a home-made 'box.

Bret

tungsten? with a K5?

I set mine up at the weekend again for a couple of shots and TBH, I agree with the comment with regards to the 100W modelling lights - they're as much use as a match.

I would also consider 200Ws as a minimum and 400Ws as a decent starting point.

Bret

The card, if it's readable, should still have the files, but it's possible that many of them have grey sections. If the DNGs appear on the camera, you've got a good starting point.

Try Photorec and see what that comes up with. You will want to copy the contents of the card somewhere else, first.

The thumbnails are just that, I would not rely on them for anything.

Turning the K5 off while it's writing to the card will not break anything as the camera continues to empty the buffer until it's done (witness the orange light). I had some errors with the JPGs from the weekend, but that was because I was copying to a disk that decided to disconnect itself halfway through. Those pics are frequently half grey.

Bret

ha, the simple shoot from today.... was supposed to be an hour or so and turned into four. With nearly 700 shots. Ah well, at least some of them are pretty damned good - the lights work beautifully when set correctly

Bret

https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/hyperfocal-distances-25340

Bret

after yesterday's highs I was expecting warmth today again. Only 21C! Ah well, tomorrow's a day off - after today's bank holiday - so I'll be painting and sorting other stuff out, prepping for the summer as I'll have three weeks, much of it with the car in pieces, but then I need to get done what I say I'm going to get done!

Bret

I saw an old 2.8 quattro coupe today and started thinking.... however, the guys seem to be of another opinion, so I don't believe that will happen. Ah well, I can practice on gravel anyway

Bret

yep. Looking forwards to some darkness again.... it's really hard to get to sleep and even at 1am it's not really dark here.

Bret

18 degrees c at 6:45am here..... set to hit around 26-28.

Bret

Mine is a little unsharp at 24 but great at 70 - and it's been a walkaround for a long time on the K5. Yes, it's heavy, and yes, it's 82mm, but I don't see either of those as a real issue.

I'm working on getting a 24-200 as I find 24 is wide enough for me pretty much always.

Bret