This is a good place to staert:http://www.strobist.blogspot.ca/
After that just show up at Stenquest's place. Dave On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops. Not the right URL. > > This one's better: > > http://www.amazon.com/Promaster-7500EDF-Digital-Flash-Pentax/dp/B00125XY28/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top > > > > On 5/30/2013 12:53 PM, Walt wrote: >> >> Well, a couple of weeks after my little financial windfall at work, I >> finally decided I should use some of the money to join the flash photography >> world. So, I went down to the local brick-and-mortar camera shop in town and >> picked up this: >> >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Promaster-7500EDF-Digital-Flash-Pentax/product-reviews/B00125XY28/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending >> >> Shorty: http://goo.gl/QQ3Kz >> >> I tested it out in the shop and it worked fine as far as I could tell. The >> thing is, I know jack shizzle about using flash units. Still, it seems like >> a well-built unit -- good heft and smooth rotation. The wireless signal >> worked well as best I can tell, too. So, for the time being, I feel like I >> got a decent deal: $169, discounted from the regular $249 price tag. >> >> When I got home, I spent the better part of the evening watching tutorials >> on flash photography. The problem is, they all essentially said, "This is >> where you can use flash to get this lighting effect." There was no >> nitty-gritty technical detail to speak of -- as though TTL were completely >> reliable, which I gather isn't really the case. So, I was wondering where I >> might be able to learn more about shooting manual flash in the event the TTL >> function fails me -- something to give me an idea of when to adjust the >> flash output power, at what distances, etc. I know nothing about guide >> numbers, flash modes, or anything like that. >> >> Anybody got any suggestions to that end? Any guidance would be >> appreciated. >> >> -- Walt > > > > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
