Stephen, I have used the Lumiquest Soft Box (not the mini) on several weddings and portraits with good success. It is relatively inexpensive (US $25.00) and will fit on your flash (uses velcro). The other thing to consider is the film. If you are not using portrait film, things may be stronger/harsher than you desire.
Bruce Saturday, June 29, 2002, 12:18:38 AM, you wrote: SH> Let me say first off that I�m new to the forum, asked my first question a SH> few days ago and was amazed at how helpful everyone was. Thanks to all that SH> responded. SH> I have an AF 360 FGZ but I am new to the idea of dedicated flash. I will be SH> using the flash unit on a 645NII. When I took my first portrait photos with SH> straight flash not surprisingly the light was harsh and the shadows (on my SH> makeshift sheet as a backdrop) harsher. I tried using a Photoflex On-Camera SH> XTC II softbox to soften the light. I could tell that it did have some SH> effect but nowhere near as soft as I would like. I don�t have the money for SH> a fancy lighting system or the room to set up a studio. I�m just trying to SH> find an optimum, inexpensive way to produce well lit photos without the SH> harshness or shadows that professional studios make. Any and all SH> ideas/comments are greatly appreciated. SH> Stephen SH> - SH> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, SH> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to SH> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
