If you want continuous flash you'll need a massive energy store
HSS flash requires twice the energy for the same light as regular flash.

The Canon user was likely using a Quantum power pack (or similar) which provides the continuous 300V needed for the Xenon flash tube (rather than the usual slow charge pump from 6V up to 300V - which is what makes the high pitch whining noise )

The high end Metz flash guns have fast recharge cycle options with power packs. But in all cases you're talking about a lot of money

I can just about get the AF360 to do two flashes - but that's with higher ISO, at short range, at wide aperture (so the flash doesn't need to contribute much light).

...unfortunately it all comes down to physics
Matt

Thanks for the info Alan.

These threads might be useful:

Welding Mask Glass (though many of the Flickr photos have gone now )

Light proof glass filter fixing

I've yet to get time to try my shade 10 welding glass

Matt

I've used only the AF button for as long as I can remember

For macro, I tend to use the LiveView and AF button on the K5 (because you can move the focus point arbitrarily). It's slow, yes, but gives excellent results as there is no possibility of lens focus adjustment issues.

Matt

It is enormous!
http://www.samyang.pl/article,8,news

77mm filters, 83mm diameter, 96mm long, no weight listed yet. Dimensions are pretty much the same as the DA*16-50.

Matt

K7 sold subject to payment

PM replied to Bob re K7

If you do anything to your images, then yes, it's necessary.

Many monitors start out way too blue, too bright, etc and you have no way of knowing if the image adjustments you are making are correct! If your image is printed, displayed on other hardware, or on the web then you should get calibration done.

A regular Huey is a good bet, and personally I'd use dispcalGui+ArgyllCMS (which is OpenSource!). That way you can calibrate any machine (Win/Mac/Linux), and all your monitors
(Generally the difference between 'normal' and 'pro' calibration tools is just a software licensing issue - how many machines you can calibrate. The hardware is usually the same! But ArgyllCMS is often better than their supplied software anyway!)

Matt

Shooting RAW, I'm happy to go to ISO8000 (yes, 8-thousand)
In day-to-day shooting, up to ISO1600 yields superb results with very little noise reduction in Lightroom 3.

That said, I'll still shoot at the lowest ISO I can - depending on shutter speed & aperture. I've long used a three-way-selection - in Av mode, with ISO on one wheel, and Av on the other. In the viewfinder I can see Av/Tv/ISO and have learnt to juggle all three.

So my ISO choice will hop all over the show, depending on circumstances
Matt

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