Frantisek, My experience with bounce has not been that good. I always end up with shadows under the eyes. I have had MUCH better luck using a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce or a Lumiquest SoftBox on the flash. For me, the lack of swivel is a non-issue.
Bruce Saturday, March 1, 2003, 12:07:15 PM, you wrote: FV> Hi, FV> I am wondering, how many of you who use 360FGZ, lack the swivel FV> feature? For me, the inability to bounce flash from side wall or FV> wall behind me is a major fault, and what about portraits! I hope a FV> new FGZ is in the making, with power of the 500FTZ. I wonder, the FV> Ist D doesn't have a flash compensation button, they moved the FV> flash compensation onto the flash unit just like Nikon, I hope Metz FV> (these flashes I use) will issue a new SCA to support the new FV> Pentax flash system features. Buying a whole new flash for ~300 FV> Euros if I want to use flash exposure compensation on the Ist D (if FV> I buy the body <g>), that I would not like. FV> Sorry if this had been discussed recently, I just hopped onto PDML FV> again after much absence, shooting, because I am home and ill for FV> few days. FV> Good light, FV> Frantisek Vlcek
