Recent content by chris_tim

Resurrecting an old thread but found this while searching some related bits, I started out shooting film, then got heavily into digital but found my photos always lacked something. I could never get the images to look how I wanted. Started shooting more and more film, I prefer being able to pick...

Ok I think I was doing it wrong, I checked it with the meter on DCV and it measured no higher than 9. I'm guessing it is safe to use unless I haven't metered it correctly, could someone verify this?

I just let my metz power up and measured the voltage from the PC socket and it was reading 11/12, that was with the meter in the link and the dial set to ACV 500. Is this right, I'm no electrician so I don't know what I should set it too as it doesn't come with a manual? here is the meter I'm...

Cheers, what is a safe voltage. Anything under 24v?

Right so I have searched on here and online but I can't get a clear answer, I need a flash that I can use on camera and I have 2 Metz 45 CL-4's. Now thy have an Auto and TTL mode but I think they are the older versions and I know its all about the voltages, I really cant afford to fry my camera...

For some reason it wont let me post images from flickr, am I missing something or has something changed?

Sorry guys photos didnt work.

I knew there was a little trick to do it! Cheers for that!

Hi folks, I've been shooting more and more with my X-700 but I want to do some double exposures but I can find out how to do them? I have tried playing around with the camera but I still can't work it out! Can anyone shed some light on how you do it with this body? Cheers in advance Chris

Yes, that is perfect! Nice one cheers mate :)

Hi all, I recently and foolishly broke my tilting umbrella head which is no biggy it wasn't vastly expensive. But it is proving a absolute nightmare to find one that I can use! I use Metz 45's and need a tilting umbrella bracket but it has to have a 1/4 thread on the top. I have looked...

I have a sigma 24-60mm F2.8 and it is what I use for all my portrait work. I sometimes put the 135mm on but on the whole the sigma is my key lens. It has little distorition at either end and it is very sharp throughout especially when stopped down.

Cheers for the info guys, I've been looking at the V500. It has very good reviews and it is relatively cheap.