Surprising and outstanding -T On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 5:56 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
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