Re: Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-24 Thread mike wilson
> > From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/02/23 Thu PM 04:49:11 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom > > Look into LumiQuest bounce/diffuser accessories for your flash unit. > They're

Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Look into LumiQuest bounce/diffuser accessories for your flash unit. They're head and shoulders above the Stofen diffuser, which is no better than finding a big white pill bottle and cutting it to fit over a flash head. I use the LumiQuest UltraSoft and Mini SoftBox diffusers all the time

Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-23 Thread pnstenquist
With that wide a lens, you'll have to bounce the flash off a reflector or off the ceiling. Even a diffuser might not make the illuminated area wide enough. Paul -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi Troop

Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-23 Thread Adam Maas
Wide angles and flash can be a problem. The SB-50DX comes with a diffuser panel to cover 14mm (Which will cover the 10-20mm at 10mm, which is 15mm effective), not sure about the SB-80DX, although I can say that without a diffuser panel it will not cover the entire frame at 10-13mm (Can't recall

Re: Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-23 Thread Joseph Tainter
I don't know whether Nikon makes a flash wide enough for this application. Pentax's AF 360 FGZ will cover the AOV of a 16 mm lens in APS-C, 24 mm. in 35 mm. format. There's also a fold-down diffuser panel for wider angle. I don't recall how wide it will diffuse the light. Solutions: A Stofen

Help Flash coverage with a 10-20 zoom

2006-02-23 Thread brooksdj
Hi Troops. I recently picked up a new Sigma 10-20 for my Nikons. I have had little time to test anything, but i did throw it on a camera for a minute yesterday afternoon and shot some indoor tests. One thing i noticed is the outside part of th