On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, John Celio wrote: >> I'm not interested in the stroboframe style stuff (too big /heavy / bulky) > > If by "stroboframe style" you mean a bracket that allows the flash to flip > between positions, I'd like to try to explain why they're better than > flash-on-a-stick brackets.
Indeed they have technical advantages, but for an amateur in amateur uses they look extremely OTT. Well, they are OTT anyway, that's the point :-) You can say that's the case with any grip, but to the same extent? How secure is yours with heavier flashes? > Grip brackets like the Pentax model you mention are a little bit smaller, > but they're very limited. If you turn your camera 90 degrees to the left to > shoot a vertical frame, your flash is below your camera and will cast very > odd shadows. Not an issue if you don't have a grip/use the grip's shutter button. Still you can turn it around. I can't compare the ease of doing that compared to the stroboframe style ones. The point to note with the Pentax bracket is that it is for the old 4P connectors and I have found that I must make sure my newer, 5P flash (AF500FTZ) does *not* sit properly on the contacts, or it flashes wierdly (from memory at full power). Of course this means that it's liable to slip. As for use, what I do is sit the 330 on a hotshoe adapter (it may fall off, do it at own peril) and use the 500 in contrast-control mode. You can do the same with the RTF instead of the 330. I expect this to pick up as a habit as my daughter now starts posing. My concern is (weird) two-point highlights on the eye; distance should be my friend in this. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
