Re: Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-12 Thread Frantisek Vlcek
SK * Flash meters are expensive, right? Not that much, if you don't need all the bells and whistles. I got a Vivitar branded flashmeter with LEDs and 1/2 f/stops readout for about 60$ used, a better version with 1/3 f/stops readout and ambient light compensation runs only a little more on the

Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-10 Thread Simon King
Hi All, Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend. I just bought a gold reflector umbrella on a whim. I plan to use it with my flash (G/N: 32m) Can anyone tell me how I many stops I should adjust for it? Thanks, Simon - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to

RE: Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-10 Thread J. C. O'Connell
buy a flash meter dude. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon King Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 6:18 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Basic umbrella reflector question Hi All, Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend. I

Re: Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-10 Thread Len Paris
] Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 5:18 AM Subject: Basic umbrella reflector question Hi All, Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend. I just bought a gold reflector umbrella on a whim. I plan to use it with my flash (G/N: 32m) Can anyone tell me how I many stops I should adjust for it? Thanks

RE: Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-10 Thread Alex
: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Basic umbrella reflector question We don't have a clue as to the reflectivity of the umbrella and that's not the only parameter involved, so there's no real hope of calculating a correction factor. Do as J.C.O said, get a flashmeter

RE: Basic umbrella reflector question

2002-08-10 Thread Simon King
2002 7:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Basic umbrella reflector question - Original Message - From: Alex Subject: RE: Basic umbrella reflector question Or shoot a roll of a slide film and bracket. If you position the umbrella 10' from a subject, your flash/umbrella Guide Number