Recent content by macbigyin

Yep, they run hot. The main heat exchange is by convection, not the fan, so they run quiter. It can get hot enough to burn if you leave your hand on there long enough.

Hi there, my name is Colin Metcalfe, a run of the mill father of three boys from Ballyclare in Northern Ireland. I have no idea why it has taken so long to stick a note in this section. It seems like I have been here for ages at this point. I took up photography seriously last year, in an...

Here's a shot of my mate Mark from one of our night time shoots on the roof of the building

Many thanks, I had never thought about the DOF with the smaller aperture, I was too transfixed on the shutter speed. Out with the flashgun it is then. :thumbs:

I've been asked to do a shoot for the local boy's brigade in a couple of weeks and was down at the venue last night. Despite a serious number of flourescent lights, I had to ramp my camera up to iso 3200 to obtain a decent shutter speed and even minimum aperture. I only have the standard...

Thanks guys, I have bene using Aperture priority, and tried shutter priority as well, but it still stays on 1/60th. Perhaps its best to live with the limitation and work around it. I find most things come out fine, but the odd shot is too bleached. But then I just adjust the flash manually...

Guys, I have a Nikon d40, which I bought a Jessops 360AF flashgun for. I'm happy enough with the results so far, see this thread http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=206756 But i was wondering something. When its attached to the NIkon, the flashgun adjusts the...