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Comment by doingthebobs posted on Testing the Waters... at 31/10/2010 - 11:01

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Spot on for me I'm afraid. Even if I don't actually use the old lenses on the K10 very often, I can if I want!

Never really understood why it bothers other people what camera I use anyway.

Comment by doingthebobs posted on how to make folk understand you :) at 31/10/2010 - 00:17

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The AF360FGZ is still on offer here link £99.97 post free. Same as the Samsung, just a different badge.

On my K10 there is no x sync socket, only the hotshoe. I think the K20/GX20 are the same, no sync socket. You need a hotshoe/PC sync converter, slides into the hot shoe and has a PC socket to connect the flashguns. With that many flashguns though it may be worth using optical slave triggers or even radio triggers. Could be cheaper with optical slave triggers than buying the cables and you don't end up tripping over!

Comment by doingthebobs posted on 500mm and a converter? What are the pitfalls if any? at 29/10/2010 - 22:18

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Quote:
cardiff_gareth wrote
Wow - How can I get my hands on one
Easy, Just cough up the dosh!
You will even be able to find out what you've bought when it arrives!

Comment by doingthebobs posted on Ebay nonsense at 28/10/2010 - 23:29

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Comment by doingthebobs posted on Testing the Waters... at 28/10/2010 - 22:58

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Quote:
Something like this might be easier.
I don't think it will allow you to swivel the flashgun, from side to side, and most of these have metal shoes where the flashgun attaches. Not sure what happens when the pins on the flash get shorted out but having just received my bargain priced AF360, I don't want to risk damaging it!

Comment by doingthebobs posted on BARGAIN prices, AF360-FGZ and DFA 100 Macro at 28/10/2010 - 00:40

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Here is the flash bracket(bar to fix to your camera tripod socket,
cold shoe(like a hot shoe but without the contacts or metal to short out your flashgun contacts)
and a 1/4" Whitworth screw fits your tripod attachment on your camera.


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Hope this helps to make this clearer?

Comment by doingthebobs posted on BARGAIN prices, AF360-FGZ and DFA 100 Macro at 27/10/2010 - 22:31

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The flash arrived yesterday, all fine.
Quote:
Thoughton: Does someone make a smaller swivelling model for a hotshoe?
All you need is a flat flash bracket and a cold shoe that is attached with a screw, to provide the swivel. You could also use a ball and socket with a cold shoe, attached to the flat flash bracket. With the 360's tilt and the swivel provided by the fixing on the cold shoe, you can point the flash in any direction!

I searched ebay for flash brackets and came up with tripod mount(1/4" Whitworth) cold shoes, Ball and socket jobs with tripod mounts etc. Just need a few 14" Whitworth screws and your away!

Comment by doingthebobs posted on BARGAIN prices, AF360-FGZ and DFA 100 Macro at 27/10/2010 - 21:08

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Any offers?

Comment by doingthebobs posted on Sigma 28-80 f3.5-5.6 macro at 23/10/2010 - 19:07

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any offers?

Comment by doingthebobs posted on Cable switch F for sale. at 23/10/2010 - 19:06

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