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Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 23:22
Get a manual flash... some cheap triggers a cheap stand and reversable umbrella...
I use YN560 (brilliant and cheap as chips manual flash) & Pentax AF240z flashes...
YN04II triggers (20quid) (but have a set of cactus V4's with extra reciver on the way)...
I don't have any stands or modifiers at this point but reckon I'll start with this... http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/p-49470-jacobs-digital-westcott-43-collapsible-um...
At the moment I just 'place' the flashes where I can (on top of cars/vans in gutters on walls, shelves, my 6foot friends hands etc)
Watch Zack Arias'OneLight'DVD (I found it on pirate bay)and then practice every chance you get... It was recommended to me a couple of days ago and it's brillinant... explained lots of things I thought I understood and didn't...
His workshops on youtube aren't too bad a watch either...
Way I see it is... You'll buy gear anyway... just build it up slowly and work with what you've got til you can't get anymore out of it... then get something else...
I use YN560 (brilliant and cheap as chips manual flash) & Pentax AF240z flashes...
YN04II triggers (20quid) (but have a set of cactus V4's with extra reciver on the way)...
I don't have any stands or modifiers at this point but reckon I'll start with this... http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/p-49470-jacobs-digital-westcott-43-collapsible-um...
At the moment I just 'place' the flashes where I can (on top of cars/vans in gutters on walls, shelves, my 6foot friends hands etc)
Watch Zack Arias'OneLight'DVD (I found it on pirate bay)and then practice every chance you get... It was recommended to me a couple of days ago and it's brillinant... explained lots of things I thought I understood and didn't...
His workshops on youtube aren't too bad a watch either...
Way I see it is... You'll buy gear anyway... just build it up slowly and work with what you've got til you can't get anymore out of it... then get something else...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Advice needed for a studio set up please at 28/04/2011 - 22:59
Picasa... It's free google software...
I really struggle with post processing... Have copies of CS4, GIMP and Lightroom 3 but hate them all...
CS4 has far too much going on...
GIMP makes absolubtly no sense...
I love the editing in Lightroom3 (simple yet powerful) but everything else about it does my nut in! It kind of forces you to commit to it and do your workflow in a manner that it thinks is best...
Ideally I want Picasa to have the editing power of Lightroom3 but to still allow my to just use windows like I do for everything else...
It's for similar reasons that I won't buy an ipod... Can't get i-tunes to work for me... 'Windows-Music-open in windowsmediaplayer-bop around the room-sorted...
I really struggle with post processing... Have copies of CS4, GIMP and Lightroom 3 but hate them all...
CS4 has far too much going on...
GIMP makes absolubtly no sense...
I love the editing in Lightroom3 (simple yet powerful) but everything else about it does my nut in! It kind of forces you to commit to it and do your workflow in a manner that it thinks is best...
Ideally I want Picasa to have the editing power of Lightroom3 but to still allow my to just use windows like I do for everything else...
It's for similar reasons that I won't buy an ipod... Can't get i-tunes to work for me... 'Windows-Music-open in windowsmediaplayer-bop around the room-sorted...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 22:38
WobblyGoblin wrote:
Welcome. As a North Yorkshire-ite living in London I envy the landscapes you have on your doorstep. Yorkshire is a beautiful place. You'll find good advice and helpful people here (although you know that already).
Post some photos. We all love photos...
Hi WobblyGoblin.. Just posted my favourite (to date) in the Gallery section... It's a B&W called 'Yeadon Tarn' Its of boats...Welcome. As a North Yorkshire-ite living in London I envy the landscapes you have on your doorstep. Yorkshire is a beautiful place. You'll find good advice and helpful people here (although you know that already).
Post some photos. We all love photos...
London must be a good place to shoot on an evening though?! Countless cityscapes and street options...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 22:14
I went to 'Photocamp' at the National Media Museum last year and it was a really good event... The saturday was talks in the morning and 'Delegate run workshops' in the afternoon... The sunday was a photowalk and 'studio play around' type event...
Whole thing worked a lot like a live internet forum (but with very little trolling)
Was the first time I'd ever seen a wireless trigger and umbrella set-up... Still don't have brollies (or stands) but have a set of triggers and another set on the way... (student loan just arrived..)
Whole thing worked a lot like a live internet forum (but with very little trolling)
Was the first time I'd ever seen a wireless trigger and umbrella set-up... Still don't have brollies (or stands) but have a set of triggers and another set on the way... (student loan just arrived..)
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 21:55
Hey all...
Cheers! Yeah Karl I know Menston... I was dragged up in Shipley
I posted earier on the 'meets' section about 'leeds exposure' wondering if any pentax users go regularly to their events... I've been to a couple but rarely see another pentax shooter...
Looking forward to their 'photocamp' at the begining of sept...
Cheers! Yeah Karl I know Menston... I was dragged up in Shipley
I posted earier on the 'meets' section about 'leeds exposure' wondering if any pentax users go regularly to their events... I've been to a couple but rarely see another pentax shooter...
Looking forward to their 'photocamp' at the begining of sept...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 21:39
Tyr wrote:
The only thing I don't like about the Metz flashes is the motorized zoom. This has failed on both 58s I have.
From reading threads on other forums... Metz has by all accounts got a fantastic customer service dept... I'm sure if you contact them regarding this issue they'll do what they can to resolve it..The only thing I don't like about the Metz flashes is the motorized zoom. This has failed on both 58s I have.
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on pentax 540 or metz 58? at 28/04/2011 - 19:36
Hi...
Anybody here part of the Leeds Exposure crowd?
Cheers
Dave
Anybody here part of the Leeds Exposure crowd?
Cheers
Dave
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on West Yorkshire - Leeds Exposure at 28/04/2011 - 19:04
Hello...
I 'lurk' here every so often, but mostly on pentaxforums
I'm a 31 year old English Lit student from Yorkshire... Skint.
Been shooting my K-x for nearly 2 years...
Recently started shooting with an ME(with 40mm f2. and an MG(with a m-50mm f1.7) using Illford 400 B&W... Quite good fun...
As well as the 2 kits (18-55 & 50-200) I have a small selection of M-lenses, a Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 and a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8...
Like many I struggle to manual focus on the K-x with a -5.5 prescription and would love some AF-Primes for my K-x...
I drool over the K5... No way I can afford one til after I graduate though... So I don't think about it...
Like playing with flash and triggers (not much in the way of results as yet), Climbing, reading and mountain biking...
Apart from the very personal stuff... you now have my life story
See you all soon...
Dave
I 'lurk' here every so often, but mostly on pentaxforums
I'm a 31 year old English Lit student from Yorkshire... Skint.
Been shooting my K-x for nearly 2 years...
Recently started shooting with an ME(with 40mm f2. and an MG(with a m-50mm f1.7) using Illford 400 B&W... Quite good fun...
As well as the 2 kits (18-55 & 50-200) I have a small selection of M-lenses, a Pentax-F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5 and a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8...
Like many I struggle to manual focus on the K-x with a -5.5 prescription and would love some AF-Primes for my K-x...
I drool over the K5... No way I can afford one til after I graduate though... So I don't think about it...
Like playing with flash and triggers (not much in the way of results as yet), Climbing, reading and mountain biking...
Apart from the very personal stuff... you now have my life story
See you all soon...
Dave
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Hi from West Yorkshire at 28/04/2011 - 18:43
Hi... I just registered so am unable to PM...
I'd like to make an offer...
I'd like to make an offer...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Pentax smc FA 50mm f1.4 Lens at 28/04/2011 - 18:22
I live next to the Uni at the moment while studying...