RAY CHARLES
(K=2731) - Comment Date 2/15/2003
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What kind of range are you talking about, and what kind of flash unit's work with this?
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Mark Peterson
(K=3452) - Comment Date 3/6/2003
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I use a Minolta 5400HS flash. This is used with a 300mm lens or higher. The flash unit set at 50mm has a normal effective flash range up to 39 ft. With the extender it was about 90 ft. I took a photo of a deer at that distance and I got light reflection in the animals eyes. I used a 400mm f/5.6 lens. The manufacturer has different styles for different flash units. To see what this looks like you can go to www.kirkphoto.com they sell them (bottom of first page, click on flash extender).
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David Goldfarb
(K=7611) - Comment Date 3/6/2003
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These fresnel extenders are very popular among bird photographers who use flash. They are lightweight, easy to carry (some fold, and some have a solid bracket), and usually boost flash output by around 2 stops by narrowing the beam for lenses 300mm or longer. Art Morris uses the "Better Beamer," which he sells from his site, www.birdsasart.com
I try to use natural light for bird photos, but am slowly getting the hang of using flash for shots that can't really be done well with natural light, usually due to the cover of trees. I use a Norman 200B barebulb flash unit with a telephoto reflector. Here's a green heron made with that setup and a 600mm lens:
http://www.echonyc.com/~goldfarb/photo/gheron.jpg
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RAY CHARLES
(K=2731) - Comment Date 6/22/2003
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Thanks for the information guys, I picked one up last week, I have not used it as yet, due to bad weather, but, looking forward to testing it out. Regards, Ray.
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