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Maybe Pentax could broker a deal with Ricoh for their DSLR users to get discounted printers and ink?
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Home Printing (part one) at 27/03/2013 - 17:11
bettyswolloks wrote:
If there's lots to print, from say a birthday party, I let asda do it. But normally I do my own at home, A4 and A3, I have a paper fetish love using my Hahnemühle fineart paper or some of calumets very lovely brilliant museum paper. I'm currently decorating the stairs with A3 prints, I've already done the attic ceiling
I think I'd love an A3 printer... Only seen a couple (Staples and PC-World) in stores and they didn't get great reviews... Ink is an issue as well... 'Brother' seem to do the cheapest refils but not sure on the quality because there doesn't seem to be any way to get a sample unless you buy...If there's lots to print, from say a birthday party, I let asda do it. But normally I do my own at home, A4 and A3, I have a paper fetish love using my Hahnemühle fineart paper or some of calumets very lovely brilliant museum paper. I'm currently decorating the stairs with A3 prints, I've already done the attic ceiling
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Home Printing (part one) at 27/03/2013 - 17:06
Could just be that the video didn't capture the preflash of the on-board flash due to a low framerate... (?)
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Off camera flash at 27/03/2013 - 16:44
Hooked up my old printer today - stuck in a couple of new ink cartirges - fed in some HP Premium photo paper that my dad picked up cheap on one of his random buying sprees (I've got 6 packs of the stuff!!)
The printer is a HP C5280
Reasonably happy with the results but think a better/newer/better printer would do a much better job...
And that is a Pentax round my boys neck!
The printer is a HP C5280
Reasonably happy with the results but think a better/newer/better printer would do a much better job...
And that is a Pentax round my boys neck!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Home Printing (part one) at 27/03/2013 - 16:38
FA35
Deffo my favourite lens... It'd take a FA31-Ltd to make me get rid...
Deffo my favourite lens... It'd take a FA31-Ltd to make me get rid...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Lens Shootout:: Pentax Prime Lenses 30-35mm at 27/03/2013 - 00:54
philstaff wrote:
Tried this today but kept getting the hard shadow light on the wall I persume this is caused by the cameras flash which is needed to triger the flash off camera. Is there a way to prevent this as I tried bouncing the flash off walls and celling but got the same result.
If I'm reading this correctly you're using the on-board flash to trigger a second 'off-camera' flash gun...Tried this today but kept getting the hard shadow light on the wall I persume this is caused by the cameras flash which is needed to triger the flash off camera. Is there a way to prevent this as I tried bouncing the flash off walls and celling but got the same result.
For a better result buy a radio trigger (Cactus or Yongnuo perhaps... There are literally dozens of options...) and forget about the on-board flash...
If you need to use the on-board flash - try and modify or control it... A film canister (cut a flash head sized hole in the side) popped on top can help some... Even a piece of black card can do wonders (as eith a snoot or a block) but you'll need to make sure the sensor on the 2nd flash 'sees' its light...
Your second shot is ok but looks a tad underexposed - remember that aperture controls flash exposure - open her up a little when bouncing light to a source (the ceiling in this case) which is further away...
NB: when I say 'source' I mean the surface you bounce onto ie: wall or ceiling rarther than the actual flashgun... Your making the source bigger than the flashhead but not increasing the amount of light (sort of reducing it - or at least slowing its travel - as I understand it)which naturally softens the emited light...
Zack Arias explains it much better than me in the first OneLight video (if you can find it!!)
Hope you find at least a little bit helpful - I've bamboozled my own brain - Not use my flashes in a few months...
Dave
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Off camera flash at 26/03/2013 - 16:25
Both very different in style. As said... Both stunning!!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on A couple with my DA*300 this weekend at 24/03/2013 - 21:30
Although more snow out front than out back!!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Night Snow at 23/03/2013 - 12:42
Almost triple that amount and it's close to the outside of our gaf!
Nice grab!!
Nice grab!!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Night Snow at 23/03/2013 - 11:00
Is this part of the Spen Valley Greenway cycle route or is my geography a bit off... Deffo worth a trip from Bradford to check out...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Wakefield Urban Project at 21/03/2013 - 22:16
