Hello, I still use the 285HV with the K10D. I managed to shoe-horn a diffuser which was meant for Sunpak 4205 into the slot intended for the filters of the Vivitar. Although I used a DIY bounce card before, I found this more compact but it is difficult to remove and put back on so it virtually stays on the flash.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/bongm131/_IGP2967-web.jpg Bong On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:32 AM, Ed Keeney <[email protected]> wrote: > De-lurking to pose a question... > > I've been nominated (not at my request) to take pictures at a end of > year dinner for my daughters softball team. I did something similar > about 15 years ago with an older setup I no longer have (theft). > Since then, things have changed, yet things remain the same. > > Here's my question... > > Does anyone have thoughts on using a bounce card versus using a > diffuser for flash shots? Any recommendations to look at? > > I searched the PDML archives and found Christine Aguila's GESO Flash > Practice thread from January 2009 (great work!). > > My equipment... > Body: K100D > Lenses: DA18-55 (kit) and FA50 (1.4) I have longer, but won't be > using those > Flash: Vivitar 285HV > > I can squeak something new into the camera bag under the guise of > needing it for this event. I don't know the layout of the venue, so > I'm not sure what I can get from a bounce off the ceiling. The > Vivitar doesn't swivel, but does have vertical bounce. > > -- > Thanks! > Ed > http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto/PESO?feat=directlink > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Bong Manayon http://www.bong.uni.cc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

