"Rob Morley" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <H4mdna7zvLDGbZ_VnZ2dnUVZ8h-dnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, simon steel
> simon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> Looking for a flash gun to use with my Pentax K10d.
>> I rarely use the on camera flash, preferring available light
photography.
>>
>> However, I want a flash gun for odd occasions where it would be
useful..
>> portraits of family, weddings and other events..
>>
>> what I want is something 'cheap and cheerful' with ability to swivel
head
>> for bounced flash...
>> Ideally looking for something second hand on ebay [UK marketplace]...
but
>> dont know what to look for..
>> does not need to be recent model..
>>
> A problem with some older flashes is that they have a high trigger
> voltage which can fry the electronics in a digital camera. If you like
> "creative" solutions and making use of cheap stuff from eBay, how about
> getting a flash grip (with a tilting shoe) an optical slave unit and any
> old big flash? Make a bracket that slots into the hotshoe to hold the
> slave sensor in front of the built-in flash, with maybe a shutter
> arrangement so you can vary the amount of direct flash reaching the
> subject. The great thing about digital is that you can review the
> results straight away, so a trial shot or two should be all you need to
> get reasonable exposure settings.
Can't comment on the K10D, but the built in flash on the K100D does a
double
flash (first one for metering or focus assistance) - and this fires the
slave before the shutter opens. :-(
I got an old contax flash for <£30. No in-camera metering, but I can use
the
'auto' settings on the flash with the camera on manual to set the
appropriate aperture and get good results. :-)
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