Thanks Tim! Thanks too to everyone who looked and/or commented. (Although I trust that noone commented without looking!)
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > -- > 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. -- -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.
