The only flashes I know of which can IR trigger (Nikon SB-50DX and SB-30) use a IR filter in front of the main flash tube to do so. The red plastic covers the AF assist only on just about every non-Canon flash I've run across (The Canon EZ series flashes use an IR preflash from the AF-Assist when in A-TTL mode)
-Adam Jens Bladt wrote: > Does any Pentax flashes provide red ligt (infrared light) for triggering > studio strobes? > Some flashes has a transparent red "glas" somewhere at the front. Do any of > thes work as a flash trigger. > (I had a very good Bron "cube", which I seem to have lost :-(. > I still have a Elincrome (Prolinca) which is not very good (works only if > pointed directly at the strobe). > It would be nice to have a flash that does this, without flashing white > light all over the place. > > Regards > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > +45 56 63 77 11 > +45 23 43 85 77 > Skype: jensbladt248 > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Butch > Black > Sendt: 11. juli 2006 04:29 > Til: Pentax discussion group > Emne: Re: "Do not warm colours" > > > I doubt that minilabs are consistent. A couple of month ago, the guy at > the place where I get films developed and printed was switching from > AGFA to FUJI paper and on his desk were a couple of test pictures (just > ordinary snapshots!) with different colour settings. He was deciding the > setting by judging the different results. > > The settings of the next minilab user will most probably deviate from > his settings. > > Groeten, > > Vic > > If you were lucky they were working on balancing the channels for the new > paper. Most minilabs have a master paper balance and then separate film > channels which adjust from there. If done right you should get as good > results once finished. If, on the other hand. the tech was just doing a > quick and dirty test to see what adjustments to make while printing, then > your fears of inconsistency with different operators is well founded. > > Butch > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 07/10/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/387 - Release Date: 07/12/2006 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
