On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 04:55:01PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 70mm/F:7.1, 1/160th, ISO 200; > >> Lr + Ps + Nik + Portraiture; > >> AF540FGZ @ 1/2 power in fleaBay 30" octa umbrella softbox, left. > > > > umbrella softbox? > > Yup, one of these: > > http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Photo-80cm-315-Octagon-Umbrella-Flash-Softbox-Brolly-Reflector-/300896302632 > > Best twenty five bucks I've spent in ages. I know it will eventually > break like all cheap umbrellas do, but I can afford to mail-order one > whenever I need another. Folds down to a very small flat package, easy > to carry around. Super light on the monopod, so everyone who was asked > to was able to hold it up.
Damn you, I think you just cost me $25 or $50. My softboxes are a pita to set up. The one downside would be adjusting the light inside. They look like they might give a more directional light than a conventional umbrella. I'm afraid that my light modifier addiction makes my lens buying addiction seem tame. > > Thanks, Larry! > > -- > -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. -- Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
