I think the biggest advantage the 140 has over the 080 is the ability to use the four independent tubes in seperate groups of two. Two on the left, or two on the right, or all four. This gives you the ability to control shadows neccesary for depth in some macro situations. The 080 doesn't allow this and therefore gives pretty flat lighting. Good for some, bad for three-dimmensional subjects (bugs and such).
I'm thinking of finding a 140 to add to my insect stalking arsenal and to use for some portraiture. hope this was helpful! Christian On Friday 08 March 2002 11:34, William Kane wrote: > Hey gang, > > I'm looking into getting a ringlight. I want to be able to use it > with the powerpack 510V. > > It appears that my choices are very limited in that the AF080C is the > only ringlight available for use with the powerpack. > > Does anyone know if the AF140C can be hooked up to the powerpack? It > doesn't look like it can . . . > > If not, are there any advantages of having the AF140C over the > AF080C? I'm mainly interested in it for Macro work, but I may use it > occasionally to get doughnut shaped highlights in eyes . . . > > Illinois Bill - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
