Paul, they were discontinued and then reintroduced a couple months back. The 285HVs do not have built in slave triggers. But the Wein peanuts can plug straight into the socket in the flash's foot. So I've heard anyway, haven't tried it myself yet.
On 2/25/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think you should try hooking more than one directly to the > camera. Do they have a slave mode? You could run one off the camera and > the others as slaves. If not, you can buy very inexpensive slave > triggers. I also think it would be impossible to get accurate exposures > with multiple flashes in auto mode. Use them in manual mode and set > your exposure with a flash meter. (Or with trial and error on digital.) > By the time you're through, however, you might have spent enough to get > two good 300 watt second monolights and umbrellas. Sometimes it pays to > do things right the first time. > Paul > On Feb 25, 2007, at 9:09 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > On 2/24/07, Brian Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> So what can you do with these things? Get several, set them all to > >> an auto > >> mode, add a trigger to each, and light up the room from many > >> directions at > >> once. > > > > Humm. Good idea. I already have one, and am looking for something to > > used in a store situation for people and pets during Xmas and all. > > > > What would you be thinking of, flashes set on tripods with the off > > camera flash shoe adatptors and a PC cable from the camera to the > > flashes.(could these be used in a wireless trigger mode at all??) > > Would you suggest using something like the better bounce card or > > lumiquest diffusers and adjust exposure for that, or back wards into > > an umbrella. > > > > I hope, in May, to answer these and other light questions, as i have > > found a night class in a Barrie Ontario CC, to learn portrait and > > studio lighting. > >> From what i have heard from someone i sort know who took it last fall, > > is its pretty layed back, and he'll show you what ever each person is > > interested in. I think this will be $150 well spent. > > > > Dave Brooks > >> > >> Compared to an expensive flash unit, you could get one of these and > >> use the > >> rest of the money for a nice lens. > >> > >> You can take them with you if you ever switch brands. > >> > >> The 383 in particular is very compact for its power. It also has a > >> full set > >> of manual power levels so you can use it in a studio for a hair or > >> rim light. > >> The 285 has one less power level setting but is also useful in the > >> studio. > >> > >> Use NiMH batteries. > >> > >> > >> Brian > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Brian Dunn Photographic > >> http://www.bdphotographic.com > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > -- > > Equine Photography > > www.caughtinmotion.com > > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > > Ontario Canada > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- ~Nick Wright http://blog.phojonick.com/ http://www.phojonick.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
