greg_lehey

Yes, that sounds right. Clearly it didn't like your side of the Pacific, so it came to Australia instead, where I bought it. :)

A few months ago I bought a particularly tatty looking Nikon F with Photomic FTN: It seems to have been left in the sun in a car; the rear side is undamaged. And mechanically it seems to be in reasonable condition. I'm looking on it as a learning experience in restoration. Apart from the skins, which I'm clearly replacing, the question is how to fit the head: the camera has a Type 2 name plate. I've read Nikon F 68xxxx/ FTn head nameplate mod howto?, which is helpful, but the photos don't really show "before" and "after". It would be nice to have photos of Type 2 and Type 3 name plates above each other, so that I can get a real feeling for how much I need to file off the plate. Also, the viewfinder well has a layer of plastic foam at the back: Does anybody have an idea what that could have been intended for? I haven't mentioned the serial number because I don't know it. The top left plate has the number 7075271, but that's clearly incorrect, as the right plate shows:

<p>I currently have a couple of el-cheapo 110 J studio flash units which I want to dedicate to other use. In place of them I want to buy a couple of 400 J units. My criteria are fairly simple: I want (accurate) digital output control and a relatively fast recycle time (under 2 s at full load).<br /><br />So I went looking online, and it seems that the cheapest are made (or at least marketed) by Godox. But what a choice! I've found 7 different models on eBay, inclduing 3 that they don't want to know about on their web site, and another one that's only on their web site. Price range (Australian) $150 (SK 400) to $450 (QT 400). And there's almost nothing to tell them apart! Flash duration for all models appears to be the same. The SK 400 has a recyle time of 3 s and an "adjustment range" of 1/8 to 1. The QT 400 has a recycle time of 1.2 s and an "adjustment range" of 1/128 to 1.<br /><br />Is that worth the threefold price? I can get a DE 400 with the same recycle time as the QT 400 and with a 16:1 adjustment range for $200.<br /><br />And about this "adjustment range". All models seem to have the same display. The DE 400, for example, runs from 5.0 to 7.0, while the QT 400 runs from 5.0 to 10.0 (but it doesn't have the third LED needed to display 10.0!). When I see those values, I think stops and tenths of a stop. But how does 5.0 to 7.0 map to 1/8 to 1 (3 stops) or 5.0 to 10.0 map to 1/128 to 1 (7 stops)?<br /><br />I'm not set on Godox, but the few others I've seen (including on sites like B&H) don't look very different, and the same questions remain. If anybody can help, I'd be very grateful.<br /><br />Greg<br /><br /></p>