I have been in contact with Sigma and they will rechip the flash for free even though its out of warrenty
I will let you know how long it takes and much improved it is when it comes back.

just wondering if anybody knows how well the metz 45 cl series will work with the k20, i think it will only use ttl?
and heve'nt got a clue how accurate that will be, maybe i would find a 360 on a bracket more use?

Thanks peter

I have a ef-500dg super i'm pretty sure needs to be re-chiped.
i never have been happy with the p-ttl and could'nt get the wireless mode to work well with the k10, now i have tried it with the k20 i can see it's out of sync.
i was wondering if anyone can tell me if i heed to pay for the re-chip or if sigma cover it.
its out of warrenty so i probably don't stand a chance
if it cost to much i may be better to pick up a new flash.

i was also wondering if anyone can give me a idea of how much better it might be after chiping, i know it's hard to quantify but when i'm shoting in raw i often find it will expose .5 to 2 stops out.

if I have to pay then i will probably keep it in my bag as a failsafe and get a new flash.
I was thinking about a hammerhead but wow those metz look pricey, but very sturdy. I'm hopeing to be getting experiance in the wedding feild next year and a flash that can take some knocks would be handy

Thanks in advance for any help Peter

I have a set of bowens gemini 500's and they are great, vrey robust.
the main factor when choosin lights is how far you will push them, I have had mine on full power for big groups before, but have also wished they were lower powered in small tight areas.

if you were ever thinking of using them outdoors bowens make power suplies to fit the all of there light's(i think?), where as elinchrome do a ranger series so i not i dont think the d light's have a mobile power supply avalible.

i have also got a pair of cheap 180 wat lights from ebay, i don't trust them as far as i can throw them but so far they are doinhg ok.
they might be a good idea if you want to find out how much you will use them, or not.

another thing to consider is the price of light modifiers, i have'nt looked at elinchrom prices but bowens own brand are very expensive.
altough there are a lot of third party products out there in bowens fit.

hope this helps.
pete

yes the 50-135 was attatched when it left the table but after it hit the floor it was'nt.
i did think it might of just poped of the bayonet but no such luck

i think the worst thing that can happen is for them to send the 50-135 of to pentax for repair who knows how long that will be
i'm not so worried about the k10 as i bought a k20 with aswell on saturday, wich is great by the way

yes i am making a claim on the home insurance its still going to cost me £125 though.

I have had a bad weekend,
my new 50-135 got knocked of a table and has snaped the silver mounting ring of off the boby, and to top that some of the debris has managed to scratch the sensor on my k10.
does any one have a clue whether this is repairable, or if it is going to be a write off.

am i right in thinking there is a a protective layer over the sensor, maybe it can be replaced.

well i can hope

Is there a lot of difference between the bellows lens and a normall lens, greater dof maybe?
Thanks pete

thanks for the reply's
i think i will try and get hold of a bellows and a manual prime to cure my macro urge for now, and then invest in a dedicated macro lens a little later.
any advice on a good lens fo use on a bellows is apreciated.
In reply to mille19 i will be trying to get a macro lens as cheap as possible,so tamron or sigma seem to be the cheapest at the moment.
i will keep looking at ebay for a cheap m or a pentax 100mm macro, but any i have seen do seem to fetch a good price.
cheers pete

i was wondering if any one here uses a bellows set up for macro work, if so what lens do you use with it.

and secondly what sort of money do pentax 100mm f4 go for on ebay, if they go for more than a £100 is it a good idea to save and get a new tamron or sigma maco?

Thanks in advance Pete