Hello,

As the title suggests, have bought a new Metz Mecablitz 48 AF-1 Digital flash for use with my Pentax K-m.......

On the hotshoe - works great - P-TTL just fine, bounce any which way I want.

One very simple question -

I can get it to fire wirelessly (albeit on a fairly narrow arc of transmission/reception) but only if I have the p155y little on camera flash up. Is there a way (and I guess so through numerous menu settings) so I can leave the on camera built in flash off, and use the Metz wirelessly - particularly interested in doing this for some portraiture work where the model wants high contrast over face - i.e. flash positioned to one side of her.

Thanks

Lynton

DOIK - yeah that will work but is a major Pain in the bum, and not as they do in the guide.

cheers guys -

I am following a tutorial in DSLR user magazine, and can clearly see that when they flip the picture - on the most recently created layer - only that layer flips.

I try to emulate that, following the step by step process, yet, when i flip, with the most recently created layer selected, all layers flip.

This appears to be the case on CS3 and Elements 7.

So either I have some corrupted software, or I am being an eejit........



Hamilton - I cannot go back to the original layer - as that was the original photo. The next layer is the vase and flowers selected and everything else on the layer deleted.

the third layer, is a duplicate of the second layer - and this is the one I want to flip. However with this layer selected, when I flip, the cut out layer flips as well.

Thanks for the book details though - I will check it out.

Hi, I am currently teaching myelf photoshop CS3 using a dummies guide and hints and tips in DSLR user magazine, and am stuck on something really easy (but its stumped me.)

I have a vase of flowers and have deleted everything other thean the vase and flowers, so effectively have a vase and flowers on a transparent background.

I then create another layer - Layer>Duplicate layer, and I want to flip this horizontally and vertically in order to create a reflection.

I am making sure the new duplicate layer is selected, then go to flip horizontal, flip vertical in order to crrate the reflection, however photoshop applies the changes to the layer below as well (the one i created the duplicate from.)

The original layer, background, and the cutout layer are both locked from the layers palette and then clicking on the padlock sign.

What am I doing wrong / not doing?


Thanks

Lens arrived today - thanks very much Mike.

Hopefully will get to try it out soon!

very nice - womble / kris.........

am hoping can use it as a 50mm (i guess 75mm to 80mm ) on my cropped K-m for portraits as well. Had a look on pixelpeeper, and some nice non macro's there with that lens.

Payment made this morning by bank transfer

ooooooh..... been looking for one of these..... was put off by the "macro" bit as thought it was macro exclusive......... however appears it works fine on all things.......

You open to reasonable offers? Say £160 delivered? Paypal gift.

If you decide to split, VERY interested in the Siggy 400

Many thanks - much appreciated.