I do have some old leads hanging around so I could try it, I use the trigers with my studio flashes so don't want to butcher them unless I'm 100% sure it will work.

I'm having trouble using my 540 with some cheap radio trigers.
I'm sure they work with other triggers.
I'm using RD601's with hot shoe-pc sync adapters, could the adapter cause a drop in voltage?(I'm no electrician just a wild guess). maybe if I use a receiver with the hot shoe built in it may work?(I think it would be the PT04 model)

This setup works ok with my sigma 530super and a old braun flash, all though it does miss quite a few shots.

hope some one can help Pete

Thanks for that Matt, I have been looking at the strobist website and getting ready to step up the use of my battery strobes.
This is a real pain if your shooting around that point where the HS sync turns on and of.
Hopefully Pentax will be working on a fix ASAP, do you think another email will help?

Thanks Shakey that will give me something to keep me out of trouble.
I think I will need to enlist some help with grammar and ways of wording things. generally I steer clear of writing these days and it hasn't done me any favours
Peter

Thanks Ken just had a look but could only find 12v capsule bulbs, have you bought one from them before?
Peter

I have a set of gy180 I think they are the same as Kens, they do have variable output via a small twist knob on the back.
These work fine and the output is quite accurate all tough not as accurate as dearer items(Bowen's/elinchrome).

I wouldn't want to rely on mine though, they are OK, but the plastic screw fixings on the barn doors are breaking, and i can't find a modelling bulb locally.
any ideas on that would be nice its a 240v 50w capsule bulb.

A big thanks to everyone so far, this is exctly what i needed to finally get ny site up to a state that I'm happy with. alltough it may take a day or two atleast i know where to start.

I may even look for some time to shoot somthing other than payed work, unfortunately this won't be until after christmas.

Thanks again and please don't worry about offending me I don't think some of the work there is good enough myself but it will have to do with the time i have

so keep it coming i can take it

Well I'm not sure if it will help anybody else decide on a flash but I love the pentax interface.
I'v just bought a af540fgz and it's much quicker to change shooting style, it also seems a lot more accurate than the sigma ef500dg was with the k10d.

I looked at a metz flash and found the manic button pressing to change modes not to my taste, but again it seems more accurate and consistent than the sigma.

www.peterjwood-photography.co.uk

Would love some feedback and any ideas you guys have on getting joe public through the door.

i still have a lot of work to do building my portfolio and adding new pages like prices, special offers and that sort of thing.
I'm not 100% sure if i will put my prices on my site as it might get the phone ringing if i don't.

I would also love some ideas on how to get found on search engines, seem a whole lot harder than i thought it would be.

I suppose some info on myself and my direction in photography will help you to help me

at the moment im doing portraits, baby and todler groups and functions part time. I'm really busy at weekends but am finding i don't quite have enough work to go full time.

I'm looking to do any photography that comes my way, but i'm not sure if this could make me seem desperate, or enthusiastic.

I'm going to try and get on the local wedding scene next year, although i'v done a few regestry office weddings my confidence just is'nt there yet.

any advice on this would be great.

OK and thanks that narows it down then.

the choice is between a sigma metz or pentax flash?
does anyone have experiance with more than 1 of these flashes
e.g got rid of a sigma and found the pentax better/ more reliable or accurate.

and do any of you guys and gals use a flash bracket, i had a bit of red eye using the flash on the hot shoe with the 50-135mm.
i know it doesn't take long to sort out but time is money.
some of the brackets i have seen seem to be a bit strange in the way the bracket adjust when changing the flash orientation, they also look a like they might be a bit flimsy.

any advice is a great help thanks again Peter