The Nik collection was certainly worth having. So I see this as a good investment...

Lovely work which just reminds me I must get out more with my camera....lol

And thanks for identifying dog roses for me... I took some a couple of days back . Pretty. Wondered what they were called..

Well done Nigel great results.. Great to see someone still producing images with the K7. Love mine to death. And your right if your shooting moving subjects you need to use a TTL system. But that's the only reason..

I'm going to admit to being one of those diehard manual strobists...lol (Been called much worse in my time...lol ) But I've not completely turned my head away from Flash guns. But other than the expensive Cactus V6 II system I'm not seeing a lot of others actually on sale.. The Photix Odin is going to be more expensive still at something like £139. For the trigger alone.

The drawback with TTL flash is that, you never actually ever know the power output of the flash. But at least it puts you in the ballpark. and then you work out your fine override adjustments manually.. So in effect you still have a manual system just a little quicker from A to B. But way way more expensive.

Im not going to judge the Cactus system as I've never used it. But from what I see you can get acceptable results.. Though it gets a bit more awkward using TTL and more expensive when you add a fill light and Kicker light.


At present Godox rule the world of portable flash lighting and at present still choose to ignore Pentax Im afraid.....

Though at first glance its difficult to see the upgrade,,,

Ah but these days is it a phone that takes the odd picture or a camera that makes the odd phone call.... Congratulations Kris

Thanks for posting Roger.... I too am not a plane spotter. But its lovely when people just post the unusual things they see... I've no idea what is going on, but it's interesting. Who cares if it isn't up to the best standards,, We see what it is...

I would be interested to see the sales figures comparing the K1 II to the new Nikon D850.. It may be more expensive but there does seem a lot more about already.... But then we have commented on Ricoh's marketing strategies before.. Though on the whole somethings could have been managed differently. But overall I don't see the need to throw the bath out with the water as they say...

Agreed Sry…..

Yes, sensational images as always Bill... But do you always have to go so far and remote ? Are you just "Billy no mates"...?

I like them all.. And the best compliment I can give is "You can tell they are not Digital..."