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Comment by pentaxstudio posted on Studio Setup at 01/12/2009 - 18:02
Just read the manual and it looks like you can. It doesnt say whether the popup flash goes off aswell when its set in wireless? If so thats a bit daft as the popup flash is bad quality
Comment by pentaxstudio posted on Studio Setup at 01/12/2009 - 17:34
Does the Pentax K20d have a wireless trigger built in? I mean could i place my external flashgun at the side and then wirelessly trigger it off?
Comment by pentaxstudio posted on Studio Setup at 01/12/2009 - 17:30
johnriley wrote:
Hi Matt
What sort of studio work?
For portraits you'll only need the 17-70mm. Studio flash is ideal and Interfit offer the excellent EXD 200 kit at around £300.00 Add to that an infra-red trigger and you'll have everything you need apart from the backgrounds.
The 50mm f2.8 (why not a Pentax?) would be useful for small item photography, but the 100mm macro is generally better because of the increased working distance.
I did consider the Pentax 50mm ,but couldnt find anywhere that had them in stock?Hi Matt
What sort of studio work?
For portraits you'll only need the 17-70mm. Studio flash is ideal and Interfit offer the excellent EXD 200 kit at around £300.00 Add to that an infra-red trigger and you'll have everything you need apart from the backgrounds.
The 50mm f2.8 (why not a Pentax?) would be useful for small item photography, but the 100mm macro is generally better because of the increased working distance.
Also , that interfit gear looks good. So what would i need to remotely fire the studio flash off from the camera?
Comment by pentaxstudio posted on Studio Setup at 01/12/2009 - 14:28
Hello,
Ive just bought a Pentax K20d body and buying the other stuff i need tomorrow. Im going to be using it for studio work only. I have used Olympus in the past but got irritated with their high iso noise.
My question is..
What lens or combination of 2 lenses would make ideal portrait lenses in a studio environment?
I had the idea that the Pentax 17-70mm F4 and the Sigma 50mm F2.8 would be ideal as surely in a studio the normal stuff would be shot with a higher aperture than f4 anyway? and the 50mm f2.8 could be used for more closeup creative work.
If im on the wrong lines , please feel free to correct me and offer an alternative.
Many Thanks
Matt
Ive just bought a Pentax K20d body and buying the other stuff i need tomorrow. Im going to be using it for studio work only. I have used Olympus in the past but got irritated with their high iso noise.
My question is..
What lens or combination of 2 lenses would make ideal portrait lenses in a studio environment?
I had the idea that the Pentax 17-70mm F4 and the Sigma 50mm F2.8 would be ideal as surely in a studio the normal stuff would be shot with a higher aperture than f4 anyway? and the 50mm f2.8 could be used for more closeup creative work.
If im on the wrong lines , please feel free to correct me and offer an alternative.
Many Thanks
Matt
Comment by pentaxstudio posted on Studio Setup at 01/12/2009 - 13:33
Okay , moving onto the lenses.
Am i really going to be as close as to use the 18-50? , if not then would a 28-75mm tamron f2.8 be a better lens to use or would that be too short aswell?
I really want to get this right so i dont buy the wrong thing