It's for precisely this reason that the 140 is excellent for photos of action figures, small frogs, toy soldiers, etc. Also, a (relatively) new trend in portrait photography is to use a ring light for a "flat" effect. The 140's extra stop is helpful for this.
From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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 . - 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 .
