Happy accident, really. I have an AF160 ring flash that, honestly, doesn't see much use. Flower macros, obviously, but I've not been doing those lately. I tried using it for portraiture, but the geometry is wrong (diameter is too small).
I recently picked up an el-cheapo wireless flash trigger kit from Cowboy Studios. 35 bucks: one trigger and two receivers. Works fabulously with my two AF540's. I'm a happy camper ... except: the AF540 no longer fits in my 18" softbox with the receiver attached -- the combo is too tall. In addition, I'm trying to set up more complex lighting needing more flashes. Damn! Where can I get another flash from? Without, you know, spending money. And how can I regain use of my softbox? So yesterday I was idly staring at the softbox perched on its stand, empty, and I somehow thought of my ringflash sitting in the drawer, useless. *Bing!* I threaded the ringflash head around the metal brackets in the softbox, dangling the control box on its cable below, attached one of the wireless receivers to the controller, pointed the softbox at some handy cut flowers and ... TADA! Brand new enablement. Here's a shot I got with it ... http://goo.gl/HKVbh K20D, DA* 16-50/2.8 @ 50mm f/8, 160th sec, ISO 200. AF-160FC macro ring flash, Cowboy Studios NPT-04 wireless trigger and receiver. PP in Lr 3.6 and Ps CS5. The undefeatable 3 minute idle power-off in the ring flash is a pain the ass, but that's life. At least the flash retains all its settings as they are all switched. -- -bmw -- 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.
