Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-05 Thread Angel Ramos
Tks Paul! Angel Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yes, I have a pc adapter that fits in the hot shoe. Promaster makes one > that sells for less than twenty dollars. Works great. > Paul > On Dec 5, 2006, at 7:11 AM, Angel Ramos wrote: > > >> Paul, >> What are you using to fire the monolights? A hot shoe

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yes, I have a pc adapter that fits in the hot shoe. Promaster makes one that sells for less than twenty dollars. Works great. Paul On Dec 5, 2006, at 7:11 AM, Angel Ramos wrote: > Paul, > What are you using to fire the monolights? A hot shoe to pc > attachment? > Angel Ramos > Arecibo, Puerto R

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-05 Thread Angel Ramos
Paul, What are you using to fire the monolights? A hot shoe to pc attachment? Angel Ramos Arecibo, Puerto Rico Paul Stenquist wrote: > Hi Mark, > Yes, I'm using one of the :-)) > Seriously, I'm using a pair of Studio Pro Excalibur monolights, > firing into umbrellas. Easy to light. I already kn

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
No, I don't use the meter any more. It seemed pointless after a while. I can pretty much predict the exposure based on the distance from the subject to my monolights and the position of the monolight power adjustment. Of course I look at the first exposure and adjust as encessary. The histo

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-03 Thread Mark Cassino
LOL - that's good to hear. And I'm sure glad you are NOT using one of the ... Hmm - I thought I posted a message asking if you were using a hand-held meter and how consistent the flash meter's recommendations were with your actual results. But that part of the message is probably still here in

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Mark, Yes, I'm using one of the :-)) Seriously, I'm using a pair of Studio Pro Excalibur monolights, firing into umbrellas. Easy to light. I already knew they worked very well. Today, I'm most pleased with the performance of the K10 in terms of resolution, rendering and noise. Best, Paul O

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-03 Thread Mark Cassino
Nice work Paul - the lighting in both your studio shots was excellent. Just to confirm - are you using one of the Paul Stenquist wrote: > I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest entries. This > was with the K10D at ISO 100 with studio strobes, ff16 @ 1/180th in X > exposure mode

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Gonz. Anything better is too expensive. Stuff I shoot for work gets shot on seamless paper rolls. They don't want to pay any more than they must. Paul On Dec 2, 2006, at 10:21 PM, Gonz wrote: > Looks great, awesome detail and lighting. Only nitpick is that the > reflection on the "blac

Re: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Gonz
Looks great, awesome detail and lighting. Only nitpick is that the reflection on the "black" surface bothers me. Try black velvet or some other non-reflecting surface, that would give you richer blacks. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest ent

RE: K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Markus Maurer
ECTED] Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:07 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: K10D: Another Studio Example I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest entries. This was with the K10D at ISO 100 with studio strobes, ff16 @ 1/180th in X exposure mode. Two monol

K10D: Another Studio Example

2006-12-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
I had to shoot some more ad materials today for contest entries. This was with the K10D at ISO 100 with studio strobes, ff16 @ 1/180th in X exposure mode. Two monolights. Here's the full image: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5284166&size=lg Here's a 100% crop: http://www.photo.net/p