I thought I was seeing things too when I first saw it...now I'm beginning to wonder if it's some sort of deal, where you get it that price with a camera...let's hope not!

I think they are probably selling them off cheap as they don't tend to do much in the way of Pentax stuff, though they do the Samsung GX10 and GX1L...

Thanks guys, just what I wanted to hear!

That's what I'm doing Saturday morning then! Did read that it also works as a slave flash, which will come in handy.

Thanks all, will let you know how it goes.

Hi all,

When browsing in my local camera shop over the weekend I saw a new AF360FGZ flash for £100. This has to be cheapest I have seen one for. I was very tempted to get one there and then, but recalled the problems I have heard about with the build quality.

For £100, it's a bargain, but can anyone clarify whether the battery door is faulty, i.e. breaks during normal use, or just fragile, i.e. breaks when dropped, forced, etc. If the former, then I guess I'd just have to be VERY careful with it

D'oh! I'll give it a go anyway, whats the worst that can happen

I realise the flash isn't P-TTL compatible so will only work in manual mode, which I have used when on the camera itself.

Will give things a go with polystyrene and a cuddly toy...now there's a sentence I never guessed I'd use

Will try to post some pics over the weekend.

Thanks all.

Thanks for the reply guys.

Having found that the EzyBox is £90 just for the flash hotshoe mount and softbox, then a lighting stand on top of that is going to push the cost over £100, I figure that I might as well wait a while and go for one of the Interfit/Bowens twin head kits for around £200.

In the meantime, I intend to try what Matt has suggested. I think I have a hotshoe adapter lying around somewhere that was off an on Zenit camera. Just one question, as the 2800D supports TTL and has the various pins underneath, does the hotshot adapter have to be insulated except for the centre pin? I have seen some where the plate is all metal and some where only the centre pin is metal...this is probably a dumb question!

Hi,

I am interested in experimenting with portait shots, mainly of my children and would like to use off camera lighting. At the present time I don't particularly want to invest in expensive lighting equipment. I have seen the Lastolite EzyBox Hot Shoe soft box and I am interested as to whether anyone has had experience of this. I would be looking to mount it on a lighting stand and use an old Vivitar 2800D flashgun.

Well done Gartmore, like the depth the pattern gives.

In response to your comment Karma, I think the fencing on the left hand side does go out of focus due to the DOF. Though the pixel count may also contribute.

Took this one in Prestatyn - North Wales on a rather dull and dreary August day.




K100D
Sigma 70-300 APO lens
F6.3
1/200sec
70mm
ISO 200
+1 EV

Hi all,

Looking in the window of my local camera shop earlier today, I spied a Vivitar 28mm-80mm K mount AF lens, brand new in the box £59 reduced from £79. Has anyone any experience of this lens, or the newer Vivitar lenses in general. I have a 28mm Vivitar lens that takes really sharp pictures, though also have an 80mm-200mm that is awful at the longer focal lengths on the K100D.

Any advice appreciated.

Could be for one of those shoulder mounted camera/lens bracket things for a shutter release??

Just guessing of course.