Hi Ken If I could wish I want an additional "old style" flash connector like nearly every film SLR has on digital bodies too. With that I could use every small and cheap old flash with a cable or grip in any direction, thats even better than only tilt/swivel. I would not mind yet setting the camera to manual mode but that may change as soon as I start enjoying the comfort of a DSLR andy maybe wireless flash in the future.
All my recent "Zurich carneval" shots are made with a manual Ricoh and a Metz on a grip in automatic mode at F5.6, camera at F8. I was easy enough for me yet.... ;-) http://www.mypage.bluewin.ch/solicom/Fastnacht2007/index.html (klick on the thumbnails for full view) greetings Markus -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of K.Takeshita Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 1:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: On other photographers... On 3/03/07 6:12 AM, "Alastair Robertson", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes it terms of tilt swivel, but having to use the camera in manual to > use the AF280T is less than ideal - I've been there. It's okay if you > have time to judge the light, do a bit of trial and error, but for > quick grabs as Ken describes it's a bit of a fuss. Exactly. Nick Wright pointed to recent Nikon small flash SB-400 which is very small and tilts (no swivel, but that's OK. If it does not tilt, there is no reason to use it in lieu of the pop-up. When I say small, I mean "pocketable"). And it uses only two AA's which means "light". I wish Pentax would offer a similar flash for carry around, and grab shots. But as I said, the fact that Nikon offered this indicates that there are enough people in this world who want this type of clip on slash, although I am sure it is meant for an entry level. But this flash alone does not convince me to switch to Nikon :-). Ken -- 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
