No, I haven't tried the built-in panel. I didn't notice it was there until yesterday:-). It's on my list of things to try. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 4:54 PM, Brendan MacRae wrote:
> I would say perfect flash exposure, Paul. The 540 > seems to work especially well in bounce mode from my > experience. > > Have you tried the catch light panel built into the > 540? I have found it works wonders with shorter > ceilings. > > -Brendan > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, since I got the wireless mode to work, I >> returned to my original >> mission: Using the 560 flash high atop the >> stroboframe with an >> Omnibouce 80/20 reflector. (That's a reflector with >> holes in it that >> directs 80% of the light off the reflector and 20% >> off atypical 8 foot >> ceiling. ) I used it with and without the on-camera >> flash. The first >> pic here is with the on-camera (you can see the >> double catch lights). >> The second is without the on-camera. With the >> on-camera, you >> essentially have three light sources. I can alter >> the intensity of the >> 560 by changing teh zoom setting, the angle of the >> flash head and the >> height of the stroboframe bracket. (It's the >> dead-serious one -- I >> think they call it 2500 pro -- with height >> adjustment and camera flip.) >> I have to experiment. But I think this might be a >> nice setup for >> on-camera work, such as weddings and events. By the >> way, Grace was >> pretending that she was making an omelet. When I >> make one for her I use >> a hand mixer in a beaker. She had some orange juice >> in a thermos. She >> made a mess, and I got scolded:-)). This was a nice >> conclusion to what >> has been a weekend from hell with rampant flu >> throughout the house and >> even an ambulance trip to the hospital for >> 91-year-old mom (who is a >> back home and okay now). But that's another story. >> Here's Gracie! >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5643208&size=lg >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5643196&size=lg >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > > -- > 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
