A Lumiquest 80-20 bouncer http://www.lumiquest.com/lq872.htm will give a similar effect from one flash, I presume.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 5. april 2006 23:09 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Z-series feature I miss on the ist D > > I see no reason why not. > Long time ago (my MX days) I simply used two flahses for this. > Today I sometime use a Metz hammer head flash with two tubes. > Or I can use a flash that splits the beam in two. > An Osram Flash (splits the light) or a Braun Vario Zoom 370, which has a > mirror-like refector screen, that can split the beam in two. > This method gives very nice lighting indoors. > Regards > Jens > > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 3. april 2006 15:02 > Til: Pentax List > Emne: Z-series feature I miss on the ist D > > > I took my ist D along to a gathering of my extended > family Saturday. I was able to get some okay pix > using my old TTL Sunpak flash, but... > > I =REALLY= miss having the flash shoe over the grip, > as it is on the Z-series cameras, instead of over the > prism. My favorite way of shooting indoors with the > (P)Z-1p is to bounce the external flash off the > ceiling, and use the internal flash for direct > lighting. Can't do that no more. I plan to buy a > Sigma DG-something Super, but even then I'll have two > things to hold instead of one to get the same > lighting, unless I start using a flash bracket again > (yuck!). > > One more thing I miss: the infrared focus beam. > > (piss, moan...) > > Rick > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.4/299 - Release Date: 03/31/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/302 - Release Date: 04/05/2006 >
