Cheers Don. What do you think of the brolly box'es? They seem to offer the advantages of a softbox with the price and ease of umbrellas.

Like this one.

http://www.fotosupplies.co.uk/Umbrellas/Product100.aspx


Cheers


Rob.

Hi Guys,


I'm new to the flash/strobist world and I'd like to buy a couple of umbrellas. Can someone explain to me the difference between a shoot through and a bounce umbrella in terms of results.


Cheers


Rob.

Totally agree. The samsung 50-200mm is excellent and great value for money at the once Jacobs price of £49.99.





Rob.

Hi Pete,


Nice to see you post again - Things have been very quiet around here without you.

Love the site - Can I ask what software you used to set that up. I'm not normally a fan of popups but your site looks very nice.


Cheers


Rob.

Enjoy - http://hk.promo.yahoo.com/movie/superman/Stop_Press_Game/

My apologies as it looks like it's a canon.


Rob.

Didn't realise you were Aus based. Of course it's a 10% less capacity but you could always buy 4 of them for the cost of the Pentax one! I know there are larger capacity ones out there but the Inov8 ones are excellent for the money.

I bought this one for 9.90 and it's great. Picstop have failed to mention it's for the K10d, but if you check the model on other sites, it says so.

http://www.picstop.co.uk/Digital-Camera-Battery/Minolta-NP-400-%28D-Li50%29-Digital-Camera-Battery---Equivalent

K10d confirmation - http://www.bmcdigital.co.uk/catalog/view/pentax-dli50-compatible-battery-b1251

Matt,


I got you on the ND filter on the lens - I was suggesting putting one on the flash sensor aswell so I could continue to use the auto mode (Photo sensor on the flash unit) on my 240 flash unit otherwise it would be underpowered for that aperture.


BTW - Love the pictures on your site.


Cheers


Rob.

Matt,

I was hoping you'd spot that post!

Thanks for the explanation on that and it looks like I'll have to bite the bullet and buy a modern flash unit although I love my Pentax 240 flash. I did spot that the 360 is out there for 135 quid now.

I did think about the ND filter and dropping to F32 but obviously this means I'll have to invent a way of getting the flash to powerup aswell or use it in full power only. Did think that I might use the ND filters from the Rosco gel samples across the flash sensor on the flash to force it to powerup. My photo kit box is starting to look like a bad episode from a Blue Peter with all the card, black straws and duct tape!


Cheers

Rob.

Is there any way of getting the Flash Sync speed above 1/180s on the K10d? I'm trying to do this weeks assignment on the strobist by balancing Sunlight and the flash however I'm finding it very difficult as the flash speed is just too slow to correctly expose for the sunlight.

I know there is a hi speed mode on the 360 and 540 flash units but is this possible to do with other units so I can use them off flash? I've tried with with a couple of old Pentax flash units in manual mode but then I'm limited to 1/180 of a second. Then I tried using my IR flash transmitter and that allows me to go above 1/180 on the camera but then IR trigger won't fire. I'm guessing the hi-speed mode must use something other than the centre pin on the shoe to fire the 360/540 flash units.


Cheers

Rob.