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Do Pentax users prefer flash or LEDs?

Started Oct 10, 2020 | Discussions thread
Barry Pearson
OP Barry Pearson Veteran Member • Posts: 9,625
Re: Do Pentax users prefer flash or LEDs?

TBLF wrote:

I still like silver or gold reflectors when appropriate, or white board.

I forgot that option!

I have a small Lastolite collapsible silver/white reflector that packs into a small bag.

My problem has tended to be trying to hold the reflector and operate the camera.

Otherwise if I'm forced to use flash, for indoor work I've got an umbrella with modeling light and built in flash that i can go through or bounce along with a bar mounted af360 on camera, along wirh 3 2ft x 3ft soft boxes. I find myself leaning towards the 3 softboxes more than the flash type config anymore. Real time preview and tuning for what the softbox gives is a delight and no anticipation blinks when doing portraits. The obvious downside is setup time and needing ac cords. Still, I really like the softboxes best. I even use them on 3 sides of a photo tent for product shots and its just perfect. I can even use my cell phone for photo tent work with that setup and the results are fine for web posting.

I also have a small photo tent, that I haven't used yet:

POLAMD Portable Photo Studio Mini Foldable Shooting Tent

(I'm probably over-stocked on lighting for small objects and macro-work!)

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