joe_adnan

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<p>Really? I know a bunch of full-time professional photographers and many part-time professionals. To the extent any of them use multiple flash units, they use powerful portable lighting (e.g. 750ws or greater monolights), radio-controlled flash sync (e.g. Pocket Wizards) and hand-held flash meters. I don't personally know anyone who works for money that would use multiple 140GN shoe-mount flashes for off-camera lighting and would trigger that lighting with pop-up flashes. But, to each his own</p>

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<p>I guess you missed the strobist revolution, then. Yes, to each his own.</p>

<p>Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a Modulite ML-2 infrared remote, but seem to have misplaced the instruction manual. Can anyone help with providing a scan of the relevant pages of the manual? Thanks in advance.</p>

<blockquote>"For reasons passing understanding, Nikon has chosen to put a useless, noob-bait pop-up flash on the D200."</blockquote>

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I'd respectfully disagree. The command mode on the built-in speedlight makes it a lot more useful, even for someone who wouldn't otherwise use pop-up flashes. I think it's great that you can have wireless TTL capability without buying anything more than a SB600/800.

Thanks all for your help.

 

Best regards

Joe

Interestingly, according to <a href="http://web.mit.edu/cai/www/nikon/FMspec.html">this link</a> the meter coupling lever of the FM can be folded up to mount non-AI lenses. Presumably this means that the unmodified 35mm PC lens can be mounted safely? This is not the case with the FM2, as I see from the Nikon Field Guide that my lens is not compatible with this later iteration of the body.

I was recently given custody of an old 35mm f2.8 PC-Nikkor. Its

serial number is smaller than 906200. From the various Nikon manuals,

it seems that this lens can't be mounted on some of the bodies that I

have: D70s, F80, F70.

 

Questions:

 

1. It appears that the lens can be modified to fit the newer Nikon

bodies. Can anyone confirm this? What does the modification entail?

Any idea of likely costs? I will, in any event, take this lens in to

the local Nikon service centre, but wanted to be fore-armed with the

collective wisdom of photo.net.

 

2. Does anyone know if the lens can be mounted on a Nikon FM without

modification? (Note that this is the original FM -- not the FM2 or

FM2n.)

 

Thanks for reading,

Joe

You can. You'll need the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=details&Q=&is=USA&O=productlist&sku=37753">Modulite remote release ML-2</a> (works up to 100 metres) as well as the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=37086&is=REG&addedTroughType=search">AS-15</a> hot shoe/sync terminal adapter, since the F80 does not have a PC sync terminal.

 

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Not sure if you can also rig a flash at the same time, though.

I was hoping for a firmware update for the viewfinder, but alas!

Try this:

 

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<a href="http://www.nikon-euro.com/kdb/download/manuals/sb-50dxrm.htm">http://www.nikon-euro.com/kdb/download/manuals/sb-50dxrm.htm</a>

I own a F80s, and it hunts pretty badly in dim light with the focus assist light off (with a 85/1.8). I've not used it with a 50/1.4.

Omicron 8 x 42

 

http://www.wildasia.net/main/article.cfm?articleID=108

You needn't trim the filter holder as Cokin now makes a slim holder use with wide andle lenses. It has only 1 slot.

Just compensation would be to confiscate the proceeds of all the photos that were obtained in contravention of park regulations.