Manual flash, Auto flash. Manual flash with IR filter as a trigger for slaves.
-Adam David J Brooks wrote: >So what does this do on the Pentax body, just straigh Manual flash >control, but will trigger your slave. I would think it should work for >any flash set as slave like the Sigma SD500 SUPER say. > >Dave > >On 4/23/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>After some discussion a while back regarding a small, light external >>flash unit to trigger other flashes' by slave, Adam Maas mentioned >>the Nikon SB-30. >> >>I looked it up and it looked very nice: teensy, decent power for its >>size, three manual power settings and four Auto settings, simple EV >>compensation (TTL and other Nikon system specific settings are >>irrelevant for my uses but it's got several of those as well). And a >>built in diffuser for wide angle along with an IR flash shield so it >>can be used to just drive slave triggers without contributing to the >>exposure. >> >>I wanted something less bulky to haul about for triggering the >>Paterson E-Flash panel strobes and other light duty flash use so I >>bought one from Henry's for $40. Trigger voltage according to my VOM >>is 4.7 Volts DC. It's a little smaller than the size of my Fuji F30 >>pocket cam but lighter. >> >>It works well. I've used it on both the K10D and *ist DS hotshoe to >>slave the Patersons for well over 400 flash shots with the supplied >>lithium battery at M1/32 power output, and it's still going strong. >>(All the photos I made for Ebay sales recently and the set showing >>the Crumpler 7 Million Dollar Home bag were made using it.) It's also >>completely silent. >> >>Good call, thanks Adam! >> >>Godfrey >> >>-- >>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
