I think DigitalRev ships from Hong kong

That is certainly the applicable law to your contract with them.

£1599 from either SRS or Park Cameras would be my choice, (if I hadnt already bought one from SRS last year).

Well I think that settles it, but like John, I am surprised.

Hihi....lets see some photos

Well just downloaded a manual from http://pentax-manuals.com and there on page 23 is a picture of the baseplate with no cover.

I think that probably settles it. http://pentax-manuals.com/manuals/mf/pentax_super_a_s.pdf

mmm the plot thickens.

That does make sense to me john. I did try the screw cover from an old ME and that does not fit. I did have a look on ebay for a Super-A being sold for spares, but all of them have the cover missing...perhaps they were all fitted with winders and the covers are all lost down the back of the proverbial sofa.

Ah that is interesting. Thanks.

I can confirm that mine works fine with the K1. Hope this helps.

Thanks all for the comments. Yes Nigel I did notice the harsh shadow on the second one.

I can see lots of practice ahead of me.

Here are two of my first attempts at portraits using wireless flash (AF 540 and AF360). I was using manual exposure and P-TTL wireless. One flash was on camera with a diffuser (head either pointed to the side with +2 compensation or pointed ahead with 0 compensation). The other flash was positioned on the right and fitted with a snoot (-0.5 compensation).

I would really appreciate any advice/criticism as although I have been a photographer for many, many years I have never used flash creatively.

Can I also express my deepest thanks to Nigel for not only writing a very helpful flash practical guide, but also for answering my questions. Without this i would still be both metaphorically and probably literally, in the dark.

Or (if you dont intend to post process, use a grey card in a test shot and adjust the white balance in camera before you do your product shots.

You will also have to overexpose the images. Under exposure will result in grey whites also.