Great. Thanks! Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello Paul, > > I did the recell myself - was pretty simple. I used this company and > the current cost is $29.95. > > http://www.dasaga.com/quantum_battery.htm > > > -- > Bruce > > > Monday, February 26, 2007, 3:05:42 AM, you wrote: > > PS> Good to know. That's probably about max then. How much did it cost to > PS> re-cell it? Did you do it yourself or send it to Quantum? > PS> Paul > PS> On Feb 25, 2007, at 11:57 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > > >> I shot about 400 frames with it. It wasn't totally dead, but the > >> recycle time had really dropped down. I had topped it off for about > >> 10 hours on the charger before the wedding. I also re-celled it about > >> 2 years ago. > >> > >> -- > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> Sunday, February 25, 2007, 5:10:13 AM, you wrote: > >> > >> PS> How many frames did you shoot with the Battery 2. I generally use > >> mine > >> PS> the same way -- with a lumiquest bounce -- and I've never drained > >> it > >> PS> completely. But I haven't shot a full wedding in decades. I think > >> my > >> PS> most ambitious outing with flash has been around 300 frames. I'm > >> also > >> PS> very careful to keep the battery conditioned. If I don't use it > >> for a > >> PS> couple weeks, I put it on charge overnight anyway. It's a lead acid > >> PS> battery, so it's like a car battery. It needs frequent charging. Of > >> PS> course, any lead acid battery loses capacity over time. > >> PS> Paul > >> PS> On Feb 25, 2007, at 4:11 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >> > >>>> I just got back from shooting a wedding tonight and pretty much > >>>> drained my > >>>> battery 2 with the AF400T on Auto-Red. I use a Lumiquest Ultra Soft > >>>> Bounce that sucks up about 2 1/2- 3 stops of light, but does a very > >>>> good job of diffusing. But it put a big drain on the battery with > >>>> that much flash punch. Right now I am considering another battery 2 > >>>> to have as a spare. Tonight I could have used it. > >>>> > >>>> Still thinking about the 540FGZ. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Bruce > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Saturday, February 24, 2007, 10:03:34 AM, you wrote: > >>>> > >>>> PS> The recycle time for the 540 FGZ is fairly good with fresh > >>>> batteries, > >>>> PS> and since the Nimh maintain a good charge for quite a while that > >>>> PS> works okay. I tried it with AAs, and that was a no go. I'm > >>>> probably > >>>> PS> going to get the Pentax Power Pack III. Although right now, if I > >>>> had > >>>> PS> to shoot another wedding without the power pack, I'd probably go > >>>> with > >>>> PS> the AF 400T and the battery 2. There's nothing wrong with that > >>>> PS> combination, and while I can attest that the 540 FGZ provides > >>>> good > >>>> PS> exposures, the AF 400T on auto does rather well. > >>>> PS> Paul > >>>> PS> On Feb 24, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> That is one big difference - I usually have to shoot some > >>>>>> formal/posed > >>>>>> shots where they are aware of the camera. Sometimes I can use my > >>>>>> studio lights, but sometimes I have to use flash. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'm certainly considering picking up a 540FGZ and trying it out. I > >>>>>> will need faster recycle times, however. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Bruce > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Saturday, February 24, 2007, 2:35:03 AM, you wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> PS> I've been using the Pentax 540 FGZP-TTL flash on the K10D. I > >>>>>> shot a > >>>>>> PS> wedding (about 300 frames) without a single blink. I also shot > >>>>>> that > >>>>>> PS> exercise class the other night, again without blinks. Exposures > >>>>>> were > >>>>>> PS> good. However, I shoot mostly candids and rarely tell anyone to > >>>>>> look > >>>>>> PS> at the camera. > >>>>>> PS> Paul > >>>>>> PS> On Feb 24, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> My issue with the pre-flash technique is that people who tend to > >>>>>>>> blink > >>>>>>>> can be a real problem. The pre-flash starts them into the blink > >>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>> you end up with shots with their eyes not fully open. I believe > >>>>>>>> all > >>>>>>>> brands have the same problem. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> For weddings I was shooting TTL with the *istD and now shooting > >>>>>>>> Auto > >>>>>>>> on the flash with the K10D - using my AF400T's for the time > >>>>>>>> being. I > >>>>>>>> use the AF360FGZ's during the day for daylight fill flash. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> Bruce > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:46:31 PM, you wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> NW> For you (other) manual camera fans who might not have seen > >>>>>>>> this > >>>>>>>> yet, I > >>>>>>>> NW> thought I'd mention that Vivitar has reintroduced their 285HV > >>>>>>>> flash > >>>>>>>> NW> units. They are selling brand new for just under $100 > >>>>>>>> currently. And > >>>>>>>> NW> they have trigger voltages of less than 6 volts, which means > >>>>>>>> they are > >>>>>>>> NW> safe to use on modern cameras too! Just got mine in the mail > >>>>>>>> the other > >>>>>>>> NW> day. In fact, I was so fed up with Canon's crazy ETTL I sold > >>>>>>>> my > >>>>>>>> $300 > >>>>>>>> NW> Canon unit the day I heard the 285s were back! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> NW> And to put a vaguely Pentax spin on this post ... I'm curious > >>>>>>>> if > >>>>>>>> NW> Pentax's PTTL system is any good? A quick scan through the > >>>>>>>> archives > >>>>>>>> NW> found at least one person who wasn't so thrilled. I'd like to > >>>>>>>> hear > >>>>>>>> NW> more. Thanks! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> NW> -- > >>>>>>>> NW> ~Nick Wright > >>>>>>>> NW> http://blog.phojonick.com/ > >>>>>>>> NW> http://www.phojonick.com/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 > >> > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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