Vivitar 19mm 3.8 removed from sale due to fact I think I might like it too much...

Just got back from the 2nd 'Bradford Photographic Society' meeting of the year...

I went to a 'strobist-training night' last year and enjoyed it but didn't go back again until last week...

This week I reckon the idea was to get us (new members) ready for competition-photography... Lots of talk of the definitions of 'record'...

Not sure how I feel about submitting for competitions but I've just paid for a years membership so I'll give it a go...

Some of the talks in the syllabus look quite interesting though and nobody has sneered when I've said I shoot a Pentax...

Thanks to 'McBrian' for an easy transaction on the Tamron lens... If I could leave feedback on members he would get A++ as a buyer...

17-50mm 2.8 en-route...

Bump on my other items: (all prices including postage via Parcelforce 48 hour delivery)

Pentax-M 40mm 2.8 Pancake Lens - £85

Vivitar (with 'A' setting) 19mm 3.8 wide angle prime lens £85

Pentax-MG (this is an aperture priority slr - no control of shutter speed) - purple leather - new seals £40

Pentax MZ-7 (AF 35mm SLR) with F35-70 zoom lens - £60

Hadn't thought about it... But guess I have to agree with you...

I hear you but it IS deffo easier to pack-up and stored and the more you darken (using inverse square) the less of an issue

Check out my 'Leap' set on flickr (although I did use gallery spots as well as my 2 hotshoe flashes) ... creases can be seen in the corners of the 'white' background more than the 'gray' ones (same white muslin)

Ha!! You're in Bradford too!!

Paper is cheaper and lighter... Vinyl more durable...

I have a 6m x 3m white muslin... 'most' of the creases can be controlled in post and by blowing out the background with flash...

In my opinion, no the jessops flash won't have the power to really blow it out... However, you're in a better position than me with the 2 400watters (I only have 2 hotshoe flashes)...

Do you have anything to spread your light? (umbrellas etc even a stoffen on a hotshoe flash can work reasonably well)
Modifiers are a good thing.

I'd use one of the 400's to light subject, one to light background(or rear of subject perhaps) and the hotshoe as a fill-only when required...

I guessing your 400's are fired via a wireless trigger set-up... You should be able to fire the hotshoe-flash in slave mode...

Using flash off-camera in general is going to take a fair bit of experimentation to get the results you want... Those results or the 'look' may not be the results I (or others) would want... Experiment lots and find light you like... Funtimes...

Pentax-MEsuper (orange) and M-50mm 1.4 SOLD £130 through another advert...


Still for sale:

Pentax-MG (this is an aperture priority slr - no control of shutter speed) - purple leather - new seals £45 (includes postage)

Pentax-M 40mm 2.8 Pancake Lens - £85 (includes postage)

Vivitar (with 'A' setting) 19mm 3.8 wide angle prime lens £85 (includes postage)

Pentax MZ-7 (AF 35mm SLR) with F35-70 zoom lens - £60 (includes postage)

I got good results at work the other day (Leap-Photos) with both my FA50-1.4 and D-Xen100mm 2.8 macro...

For full-body at 100mm the working distance was a way back... Looked great but I had the space for it to work...
Working distance of the 50mm made it easier to communicate with the subject so it gave more keepers...

Sorry Fritz/Carl... I've completely misread the title!! Thought we were speaking of the 28mm!!

My apologies!!

The FA20 however is rated VERY highly on the other forum... Don't often see them for sale...