Originally posted by Lowell Goudge You have just reaffirmed the fundamental law of photography
Image size = subject size x focal length / distance
I also agree with the fill flash, sometimes, I shot a lot using fill flash with my *istD, but have gotten away from it lately, or should I say with later bodies. Part of this was due to Pentax discontinuing support for TTL flash. Combined with their lack of an AF teleconverter for a very long time. PTTL is very difficult to deal with when a TC that does not report true aperture is used. The other part of this was the improving high ISO performance really starting with the K5 and now the K1.
yeah, the flash can sometimes make a great different. Mee too have not used them with my long lenses for a while, especially after breaking two AF540FGZ foot assemblies... They are so fragile!
But I should revisit that ... I had in mind to create a DIY stronger support of the flash body on the over-lens bracket, using a top of a plastic bottle at some point, but never get to that... humm... I should relaunch that project this winter.