Very convenient. Does this mean you shoot without modelling light? Regards Jens
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 14. januar 2006 23:23 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? Jens, With modern Wireless flashes from the camera manufacturer, all you have is stands, umbrellas/softboxes and the flashes themselves. With Canon, you need to add a ST-E2 wireless transmitter, but it's a good addition if you shoot low-light as most Canons don't have an IR AF assist lamp, and the ST-E2 is one, with Nikon i-TTL or Pentax P-TTL bodies you may have the option of using the pop-up flash as a wirless commander on certain bodies, or you'll need a wireless master flash in Commander Mode. No cabling, sensors, power supplies or extra hassles, and of course you can use the flashes on-camera as well. It's relatively cheap and completely portable. essentially you're paying for a second flash (Which can usually be a cheaper slave-only flash) the stands and lighting modifiers and maybe a wireless command unit. All told, your extra cost is about that of one monolight, a radio trigger and the stands (Which can be a lot cheaper than monolight stands, camera flashes are lighter) and modifiers. As to my Camera club, well we're a very low-budget affair. The only thing the club owns is it's space on meetup.com, which costs around $10USD a month. We pass the hat when the account starts running low. Great bunch of people though, and we're very active. -Adam Jens Bladt wrote: >I see, this is different/special. >I our camera club, the club owns the strobe-outfit consisting 8 Courtney and >Visatec strobes - including sofboxes, honey comb filters, snoots etc. It's >mounted in special rails in the cieling and there's several rolls of >background paper. It's true that this would be too expensive (and >unnecessary) for one person to get. > >In my experience, however, a strobe outfit consisting of several camera >flashes is in fact more expensive and less reliable than an old an fashioned >strobe outfit. A 2 or 3 oiece outfit is often cheaper (used) as a single >camera flash, which has a lot of automatics, you don't really need for >studio work. >I myself own an outfit made out of 4 old Metz CT 45's and 1 Metz CT 60. >It's a PITA to use because of all the cords, sensors, power supplies, pilot >light arrangemenst etc. But I still use it from time to time for assignments >outside the studio. >Before Chrismas I had an assignment (26 portraits and one group shot). I >rented a 3 piece (Two 600 Ws and one 1200 Ws) Elinchrome outfit for 1 day, >for which I paid 100 USD. It was well worth it. The Rotalux softboxes are >simply brilliant. Likewise the electronic controled flash units. They are >however, rather expensive. One 600Ws is appr. 2000 USD! But I could buy a 3 >piece Chinese outfit (Walimex) for less than the cost of one Pentax AF500 >FTZ flash! > >In stead of infrared triggering, I often use a cheap 3 piece radio trigger >device, I got off ebay. Works rather well. And it's wireless too. > >Regards >Jens > > >Jens Bladt >http://www.jensbladt.dk > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >Fra: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sendt: 14. januar 2006 18:47 >Til: [email protected] >Emne: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? > > >Jens, > >We're mostly amateurs, using wireless flash one stands with umbrellas, >not full-on studio strobes (Which only a couple people in a group of >several hundred own, many more happen to own EX series flashes and the >necessary accessories). And a D will not trigger a ST-E2, I've tried. >It's actually surprising how well multiple wireless flashes works as >long as you don't run out of power. > >-Adam > > > >Jens Bladt wrote: > > > >>Adam wrote >><different one can cause problems for you at certain events, like studio >><shoots, when you can't take advantage of gear sharing). >> >>My *ist D works perfectly normal with an Elinchrome strobe outfit. No >>problems. >>Some flash units requires, that some cameras (not just Pentax) are >> >> >connected > > >>after reversing the polarity of the flash cord. >>That's not a real problem. Easily solved, and invovleves several camera >>brands. My camera club just invested in an extra cord, so the members can >>choose the right cord for the right camera. >> >> >>Jens Bladt >>http://www.jensbladt.dk >> >>-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>Fra: Adam Maas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sendt: 14. januar 2006 06:59 >>Til: [email protected] >>Emne: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? >> >> >>--SNIP-- >> >> >>But There is a major performance gap, and it's one reason I've left >>Pentax for AF/Digital bodies. Not the main reason though (That was >>logistics. When everyone in the club shoots one brand, having a >>different one can cause problems for you at certain events, like studio >>shoots, when you can't take advantage of gear sharing). >> >>-Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
