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Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Question about flash/strobist equipment at 06/01/2012 - 22:43
Get that £10 PTTL cable and yer laughing!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on flash or FLASH? at 05/01/2012 - 22:53
Tyr wrote:
I know their radio triggers are very good. Am quite tempted by their fully manual flashes as well. I don't know how good their P-TTL flashes are sadly.
Aye... I use V4's on a regular basis, with very little trouble... Highly recommended!I know their radio triggers are very good. Am quite tempted by their fully manual flashes as well. I don't know how good their P-TTL flashes are sadly.
I've always steered away from P-TTL in favour of manual (watched Zack Arias's OneLight too many times!!), but I think it would be good to be packing a P-TTL flashgun too...
Unfortunately LBA/FBA doesn't mix well with being a destitute, final year, literature student...
I sir am poor...
Luckily I don't drink and avoid food whenever possible so my student loans pay for camera toys and the rent only!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Cactus Flashguns - Any good? at 05/01/2012 - 21:53
Tyr wrote:
Better to got for a P-TTL model as it will get you going with automatic exposure but still let you expand into manual control.
I only have manual flashes... But for weddings I absolubtly agree... A P-TTL flash would be worth the extra cost just for the time you'll save on shoot!!Better to got for a P-TTL model as it will get you going with automatic exposure but still let you expand into manual control.
I'd check re-cycle times as well... The Metz's are good by all accounts...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Recommend me a good 'auto' flash please at 05/01/2012 - 21:45
cabstar wrote:
Will you be allowed to use flash in the church during the ceremony???
I wouldnt hesitate to recommend the Metz range though...
I would seriously doubt the Vicar would be impressed with flash going off during the service...Will you be allowed to use flash in the church during the ceremony???
I wouldnt hesitate to recommend the Metz range though...
Furthermore, it would be wise to talk to the Vicar a few days before the wedding to discuss appropriate (and inappropriate) places/times to shoot from/at...
I have a family member who is in the clergy... She has acually asked a wedding photographer to leave during the ceremony due to his disrespectful attitude... The Bride and Groom were embarrassed by this to say the least...
As much as possible you need to be invisible during the service and get only the 'important' shots
Get this stuff right and your clients (be they friends or not) will be really pleased with your efforts and you'll get more work...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Recommend me a good 'auto' flash please at 05/01/2012 - 21:41
Cactus AF45 and AF50 P-TTL flash guns... Any good...
The AF50 is only £100 with free shipping from Gadget Infinity's ebay store... For a full featured, P-TTL flash, that's a very good price...
http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/cactus-af50-p-ttl-camera-flash-speedlite-for-penta...
The AF50 is only £100 with free shipping from Gadget Infinity's ebay store... For a full featured, P-TTL flash, that's a very good price...
http://www.gadgetinfinity.com/cactus-af50-p-ttl-camera-flash-speedlite-for-penta...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Cactus Flashguns - Any good? at 04/01/2012 - 23:50
johnriley wrote:
The best one is this one:
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/403/Pentax-SMCP-M-49mm-Square-Lens-Hood.html
Fast, convenient and good for the new 35mm f2.4 as well. However, not a nice price, so maybe eBay and second hand is a thought. Cheap copies are nowhere near as well made.
Chinese copy from ebay £7 deliveredThe best one is this one:
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/403/Pentax-SMCP-M-49mm-Square-Lens-Hood.html
Fast, convenient and good for the new 35mm f2.4 as well. However, not a nice price, so maybe eBay and second hand is a thought. Cheap copies are nowhere near as well made.
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on FA50mm F1.4 queries at 04/01/2012 - 17:27
JAK wrote:
Sorry, can't help you there. In fact I wouldn't mind one myself if the price was right! If you're really desperate there are several listed on eBay right now.
John
Yeah I'm watching them, and a member here has got in touch... I need to wait for my student loan to come through first...Sorry, can't help you there. In fact I wouldn't mind one myself if the price was right! If you're really desperate there are several listed on eBay right now.
John
One of the ones on ebay is on its 3rd sale attempt, I'd've snapped it up first time round if the cash had been in my account!
I am looking forward to re-joining the working world... Ah well, only about four months of my degree to go!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on WANTED: FA-28mm f2.8 at 04/01/2012 - 10:18
How does it compare against the collapsible version of the Gary Fong LightSphere?
I've been considering a lightSphere for a while...
I've been considering a lightSphere for a while...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on My new diffuser at 04/01/2012 - 01:35
From the photo's I've seen on the other-forum and flickr fromtha DA18-135, I'm quite impressed... The images I've seen seem to have better IQ than the 2 (18-55, 50-200wr) kit lenses I own...
If I manage an upgrade from the K-x this year it will hopefully be a 2 lens kit of DA35mm 2.4 AND DA18-135WR...
If I manage an upgrade from the K-x this year it will hopefully be a 2 lens kit of DA35mm 2.4 AND DA18-135WR...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on 18-135 has been slaughtered by Photozone at 04/01/2012 - 01:25
Are you all set up and flashing all over the shop?