Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
Mike: I'm still trying to confirm if any 3rd party makes a diffuser for this flash (the AF200T)? You said Stofen has suggestions on how to avoid under-exposure? Have you used one of their diffusers on the 200? Again, on the Lumiquest web site, they specifically say they do not have one for the 200. Maybe people still buy them get them to work somehow? Thank again for all the help! Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
Steve, With the AF200T, turn the audio flash confirmation on and verify you are getting TTL when you fire. The AF200T is not as tall as the AF280T and doesn't bounce, so you may see some red eye with longer lenses (85mm+). I'd try a diffuser to see if you can get rid of the harsh look. I'd save the 1/2, 1/4, etc power settings for fill flash outdoors. You should definitely take the flash and Super Program out for some exercise. g Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks so much for the reply! That was my second post to the group, but only my first response back. I just checked yes I do have the AF200T. It seems from past memory (I have not shot with this flash in a while), that the pictures with it were also a little too harsh. Do you use a difuser, as it is only a direct flash, without any tilt? Or, do you adjust the power settings to the 1/2, 1/4, etc. settings? If I rememeber, it seems that I also tended to get quite a few red-eye shots with this flash. I should probably break it out and shoot some to see how they turn out. - 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 .
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Hi Steve, $150 is a little steep, but since everything is included, if it were me, I`d go for it. Later on you can try the Hot Shoe Grip with bracket and the 4P Sync Cord B, it`s an excellent set up for off camera flash work. The 4P Sync Cord B comes in two lengths, one meter, and three meter. Pentax did not make a diffuser for the AF200T, as there are no slots for it to slide on. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Thanks for the input. Maybe I need a difuser for the AF200T that I have? Is a used AF280T with both the wide angle the tele adaptors for $150 a good price? It appears to be in excellent condition with cases manual. Thanks for any suggestions! --- Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 .
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Opps,sorry Steve,i forgot it came with all the other gear mine did not. I did it like our military works,buy the bullets then fiqure out what gun they go with :) Dave Begin Original Message From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 06:33:31 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Hi Dave, When you factor in both adapters, case, manual, and mint condition, I think the $150 is an OK price. I would do it. You could search ebay till you find the same thing, but it would probably be a long search. I like your strategy though, buy a camera for the flash ;), I`ll keep that in mind for the war department. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:22 AM Subject: Re: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Hi Steve. If thats $150 USd i'd say its steep too.I recently bought a used AF280T, i'm in Canada, for $100 USd with case but no manual.Got one form Pentax Canada at n/c. Nice flash,good results from the few times i'v used it.Tooka few inside at night bounce shots of my cats,no burn,nice picture. I don't find it big or bulky,especially after using the Vivitar 285 HV on the D1. I bought a Super Program to go with the flash BTW. Dave Begin Original Message From: Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 04:46:23 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Hi Steve, $150 is a little steep, but since everything is included, if it were me, I`d go for it. Later on you can try the Hot Shoe Grip with bracket and the 4P Sync Cord B, it`s an excellent set up for off camera flash work. The 4P Sync Cord B comes in two lengths, one meter, and three meter. Pentax did not make a diffuser for the AF200T, as there are no slots for it to slide on. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Thanks for the input. Maybe I need a difuser for the AF200T that I have? Is a used AF280T with both the wide angle the tele adaptors for $150 a good price? It appears to be in excellent condition with cases manual. Thanks for any suggestions! --- Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . End Original Message Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message
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In a message dated 21/03/02 14:34:45 GMT Standard Time, Steve writes: Pentax did not make a diffuser for the AF200T, as there are no slots for it to slide on. Steve Larson They are hidden on the two long sides. Think it's an AFW1. KR Peter - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
According to the owner's manual for the AF200T, Pentax did make a wide-angle a tele adaptor. It would seem that for my use, it would be best to get the tele. As I primarily use the 100mm for portraits. My question is, what does the AFT1 actually do? It says in the manual that it offers a more concentrated light. Does this have the same effect as a Lumiquest soft box? BTW, Lumiquest does not make a soft box for the AF2ooT, I think because it's too big and it covers the sensor. If anyobody currently uses the AFT1 on an AF200T, are you happy with the results? Do the pictures end up a little softer than without the adaptor? Finally, is it better to set the flash to TTL, instead of the RED or GREEN auto settings? If so, what are these settings for? Thanks again everybody! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 21/03/02 14:34:45 GMT Standard Time, Steve writes: Pentax did not make a diffuser for the AF200T, as there are no slots for it to slide on. Steve Larson They are hidden on the two long sides. Think it's an AFW1. KR Peter - 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 . - 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 .
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Steve, The tele adaptor is all mechanical, a 1.5x2.5 inch box that slides over the flash tubes. It is about 1.5 inches deep with a flat plastic fresnel lens on the front. It simply focuses the light rays into a more narrow beam. I think it is typically a 135mm focus. I don't think this is what you need for 100mm lens portraits. Something like the wide angle adapter may give you light bounced off the room. I'd try the rubbing alcohol bottle or plastic milk carton as a diffuser. Something to spread that light for a bounce. You should always use the TTL setting on your flash with the Super Program. This measures the light after moving thru your lens and into your camera body. In effect, it knows whether you are using a 100mm or a 24mm lens on the camera and adjusts the output of the flash. With the red and green settings, you measure the light bounced back to the flash body and turn off the flash there... no adjusting for that 100mm lens! These settings are available so you can use the flash with 'dumb' cameras that don't have Thru-The-Lens flash sensors. I think Peter at Camera Direct correctly points out that the appropriate accessories are the AFW1 AFT1. Regards, Bob S. You wrote: According to the owner's manual for the AF200T, Pentax did make a wide-angle a tele adaptor. It would seem that for my use, it would be best to get the tele. As I primarily use the 100mm for portraits. My question is, what does the AFT1 actually do? It says in the manual that it offers a more concentrated light. Does this have the same effect as a Lumiquest soft box? BTW, Lumiquest does not make a soft box for the AF2ooT, I think because it's too big and it covers the sensor. If anyobody currently uses the AFT1 on an AF200T, are you happy with the results? Do the pictures end up a little softer than without the adaptor? Finally, is it better to set the flash to TTL, instead of the RED or GREEN auto settings? If so, what are these settings for? - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
Pentax did not make a diffuser for the AF200T, as there are no slots for it to slide on. Mine's got slots and the diffuser/tele adaptor for the 280T fits. 200T and 280T use the same wide angle (covers 24mm) and tele adaptors. I have the wide angle myself. regards, Alan Chan _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com - 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 .
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Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think this is what you need for 100mm lens portraits. Something like the wide angle adapter may give you light bounced off the room. I'd try the rubbing alcohol bottle or plastic milk carton as a diffuser. Something to spread that light for a bounce. Another option: Take one of the white, translucent film tubs. Use the lid for something else. Cut the bottom off. Make a slit from top to bottom. With a bit of adjustment, you can now feed the cut ends into the slots on the top and bottom of the flash output window. Diffuser for free! If you use a Fuji tub, the pictures may have a green cast but Kodachrome ones come out perfectly. Joke. You should always use the TTL setting on your flash with the Super Program. This measures the light after moving thru your lens and into your camera body. In effect, it knows whether you are using a 100mm or a 24mm lens on the camera and adjusts the output of the flash. With the red and green settings, you measure the light bounced back to the flash body and turn off the flash there... no adjusting for that 100mm lens! These settings are available so you can use the flash with 'dumb' cameras that don't have Thru-The-Lens flash sensors. There is also the possibility with auto settings and diffusers that some of the light emitted might go direct to the auto sensor, causing underexposure. Sto-fen gives instructions on how to avoid this. mike - 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 .
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Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 .
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Steve, There are several versions of the AF200. Some are AF200S, some are AF200Sa, and some are AF200T. Do you have the AF200T? It is the TTL version and works great with the Super Program. If you don't have the TTL version, that alone is reason enough for buying an AF280T. The AF280T is a modest step up from the AF200T. The Guide Number is 280 vs 200, so that gets you out 40% farther. It also has tilts and swivels for the head, which lets you take advantage of bounce flash. It's only disadvantage is that is nearly as big and heavy as the Super Program body itself. Hope this helps, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? - 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 .
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Bob: Thanks so much for the reply! That was my second post to the group, but only my first response back. I just checked yes I do have the AF200T. It seems from past memory (I have not shot with this flash in a while), that the pictures with it were also a little too harsh. Do you use a difuser, as it is only a direct flash, without any tilt? Or, do you adjust the power settings to the 1/2, 1/4, etc. settings? If I rememeber, it seems that I also tended to get quite a few red-eye shots with this flash. I should probably break it out and shoot some to see how they turn out. Thanks again for all of your help! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve, There are several versions of the AF200. Some are AF200S, some are AF200Sa, and some are AF200T. Do you have the AF200T? It is the TTL version and works great with the Super Program. If you don't have the TTL version, that alone is reason enough for buying an AF280T. The AF280T is a modest step up from the AF200T. The Guide Number is 280 vs 200, so that gets you out 40% farther. It also has tilts and swivels for the head, which lets you take advantage of bounce flash. It's only disadvantage is that is nearly as big and heavy as the Super Program body itself. Hope this helps, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 .
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Thanks for the input. Maybe I need a difuser for the AF200T that I have? Is a used AF280T with both the wide angle the tele adaptors for $150 a good price? It appears to be in excellent condition with cases manual. Thanks for any suggestions! --- Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 .
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I think you can get a new AF280T from BH for about $150, but that would not include the wide and tele adapters. John - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Thanks for the input. Maybe I need a difuser for the AF200T that I have? Is a used AF280T with both the wide angle the tele adaptors for $150 a good price? It appears to be in excellent condition with cases manual. Thanks for any suggestions! --- Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 .
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Thanks again for the info. Sorry, one more question. Do you know if it's possible to purchase a difusser of some type for my AF200T? Thanks so much again for your help! --- John Glover [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you can get a new AF280T from BH for about $150, but that would not include the wide and tele adapters. John - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Flash Delima-Please Help Thanks for the input. Maybe I need a difuser for the AF200T that I have? Is a used AF280T with both the wide angle the tele adaptors for $150 a good price? It appears to be in excellent condition with cases manual. Thanks for any suggestions! --- Steve Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, The AF200T is a great little flash, but don`t expect it to cover a lot of range. The AF280T is substantially more powerful, will have a lot more reach, plus it tilts and swivels, has adapters for wide and tele, the wide adapter is always used on mine when shooting people, it`s kind of like a diffuser. Don`t rule out the AF400T, all you need to use it on a Super P is a 4P Sync Cord B, check them out on Boz`s page at: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ The AF400T also has the wide and tele adapters, can be used with an external battery pack, and it is quite powerful. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California - Original Message - From: Steve Pearson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:52 PM Subject: Flash Delima-Please Help I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. It seems that lately the pictures are a bit overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I expect better results due to TTL? I have not been real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too under-powered? Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference out there on the web? Thanks in advance for any help! Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 . - 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 . Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
In fact there are only two ways you can soften the light of an on camera strobe. All the rest are pretend. e.g. it must work everybody says so, but you can't tell it from the pictures. 1. Is to cause an appreciable amount of the light to bounce around the room. Diffusers like the sto-fen, and Styrofoam cups stuck over the flash head work this way. They cause a huge lost of guide number. But if the room is smallish and the walls and ceiling light colored they work pretty well. 2. Is to make the light source appreciably larger. Umbrellas, soft-boxes, and reflector cards work this way. The also cause a lost of guide number but not as much as the former method. But to be effective at anything other than close distances they have to be rather large. I used an 8x10 inch bounce card for the forsale pics that I had up on my web site at about one foot from the lenses. At ten feet it would be only slightly better than the bare flash. A 3x4 foot soft-box would be rather effective at that distance. Umbrellas fall somewhere between the two. The little reflectors and soft boxes that are sold to amateurs are very effective at making money for the dealers, they do little for your photography. Sometimes you see press photographers with a small bounce card taped to their flash. One such photographer I talked to said he used it so the celebs would know he had taken their picture with out actually affecting the lighting much. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
Thanks so much for the reply! That was my second post to the group, but only my first response back. I just checked yes I do have the AF200T. It seems from past memory (I have not shot with this flash in a while), that the pictures with it were also a little too harsh. Do you use a difuser, as it is only a direct flash, without any tilt? Or, do you adjust the power settings to the 1/2, 1/4, etc. settings? The power setting on 200T is useful only in manual mode. It does nothing in TTL mode. On Z-1p, flash power can be altered on the camera. I do not think you can alter the TTL flash power with Super A/program. If I rememeber, it seems that I also tended to get quite a few red-eye shots with this flash. Raise the flash higher, or point the flash to the ceiling (must be white) can cure the problem, though not practical with 200T. I should probably break it out and shoot some to see how they turn out. Though this method is not for everyone, I often put a light diffuser on the lens when using flash indoor. The subjects will appear less harsh. Also, you can use manual flash and decrease the flash output by 1 f-stop (compensated by ambient light). For instance, I often use ISO400, 1/60s, f4, TTL flash output decreased by 1 stop (same with manual flash) in restaurants. regards, Alan Chan _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com - 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 .
Re: Flash Delima-Please Help
Steve, The first question to ask yourself is what did you change? If they use to turn out fine and now they are overexposing, did you change films, labs or lenses. Or, have you just started to notice that they have always been overexposed. With your 283, you can always lie to it and tell it that you have faster film than you are really using. That way it will kill the flash a bit quicker and drop the exposure a bit. Bruce Dayton Tuesday, March 19, 2002, 10:52:54 PM, you wrote: SP I currently own a Super Program have a Pentax AF200 SP flash a Vivitar 283 flash. I primarily use the 283 SP for Professional jobs, with a Lumiquest bounce card. SP It seems that lately the pictures are a bit SP overexposed. I'm giving some thought to buying a SP Pentax AF280T. Can anyone tell me what to expect. SP Will the 280 provide a noticeable difference? Can I SP expect better results due to TTL? I have not been SP real happy with the 200, but maybe it's just too SP under-powered? SP Your help is greatly appreciated. I definately need SP help learning about flash photogragphy. Any reference SP out there on the web? SP Thanks in advance for any help! SP Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage SP http://sports.yahoo.com/ SP - SP This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, SP go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to SP 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 .
