Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!

Tony3d · 01-12-2011, 11:21 AM

Hi all, a friend of ours wants me to shoot her wedding. She's not looking for anything professional, just decent photo's. It will be a very small wedding,60 people if everyone shows up. I know I will need a hot shoe flash, and wondered if the Pentax AF360 would suffice?

**sinus007** · 01-12-2011, 11:40 AM

Hi,
If you can get 540 or Metz flash: they have swivel heads.
Good luck,

Ubuntu_user · 01-12-2011, 12:46 PM

Yes, the AF360 would work fine, it just doesn't have the swivel head. I suggest you get the Metz 48 because I think it's a better flash for the money.

einstrigger · 01-12-2011, 01:07 PM

I'd only recommend the 360FGZ if you plan to use it off camera. Like others mentioned, the head doesn't swivel which basically kills the ability to get a good bounce for portrait (i.e. vertical) shots. Either that or find a way to diffuse the flash output. How soon is the wedding and are you pretty good at flash photography?

Allison · 01-13-2011, 08:40 PM

I shoot weddings and I think a swivel head is really helpful.

**Ash** · 01-13-2011, 09:07 PM

If you already have the 360 flash and are not willing to get another flash (whether P-TTL or not) with swivel head, then consider investing in a hotshoe extension cable. This cable will allow you to hold the flash in your hand to angle it any way you like without needing to worry about wireless limitations, particularly with the angle of the flash head vs. the 'eye' of the flash for wireless function. Hope this helps.

Wheatfield · 01-13-2011, 10:04 PM

Someone should invent a swivel hot shoe adapter. It would be pretty easy to cobble together out of parts.

**Ash** · 01-13-2011, 10:59 PM

..or just stop making flash heads that just tilt and not swivel. To me it's like designing a car that turns left but not right (OK that's a slight exaggeration).

Scorg · 01-13-2011, 11:45 PM

I shot a wedding with the 360 and while it done rather well, I did feel like I needed the swivel for portraits, could have made a difference I felt. But for the price I got it for (Dixons uk had them at 60% discount) it was silly to not get one and overall it did save the wedding shots.

John Araki · 01-14-2011, 01:25 AM

If you don't mind the goofy looks, you can set it up wireless using your on-board flash as the master and just hold the 360 off to the side. Works for me.

Ubuntu_user · 01-14-2011, 07:55 AM

Originally posted by Ash

..or just stop making flash heads that just tilt and not swivel. To me it's like designing a car that turns left but not right (OK that's a slight exaggeration).

Love it Ash... What an awesome picture (car that doesn't turn right)!

**Ash** · 01-14-2011, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by John Araki

If you don't mind the goofy looks, you can set it up wireless using your on-board flash as the master and just hold the 360 off to the side. Works for me.

That's right - this too can be done. Only, the inconvenience of it requiring the flash's sensor to be within about 90 degrees of the control flash (a fixed popup flash), means that you need to be cognisant about which way the hand is holding the flash up to the control. With a hotshoe extension cord, there is no need to worry about this.

**Sakura** · 01-14-2011, 02:10 PM

Not long ago i shot at a wedding with my K7 and a Metz 45 CT-5. Camera at manual exposure, 1/60 of a second, and reading the dial on the Metz to set the diafragma.
The Metz can take very good care of the exposure.

Ben_Edict · 01-14-2011, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Sakura

Not long ago i shot at a wedding with my K7 and a Metz 45 CT-5. Camera at manual exposure, 1/60 of a second, and reading the dial on the Metz to set the diafragma.
The Metz can take very good care of the exposure.

The old Metz is a wonderful piece of equipment. And indeed the Auto-settings works very reliably. But nowadays I usually prefer the 50MZ5, because in Auto-mode it will read the aperture and ISO settings of the camera, which is as convenient as it gets.

Ben

jstation · 01-14-2011, 06:56 PM

Confirmed with Ben

01-12-2011, 11:21 AM	#1
Tony3d Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 487	Shooting Wedding with K7 Hi all, a friend of ours wants me to shoot her wedding. She's not looking for anything professional, just decent photo's. It will be a very small wedding,60 people if everyone shows up. I know I will need a hot shoe flash, and wondered if the Pentax AF360 would suffice?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
HELP! shooting film for a wedding	shoey	Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras	3	03-25-2010 05:31 PM
I said yes to shooting this wedding . . .	Petermgr	Pentax DSLR Discussion	25	09-05-2008 07:21 PM
Shooting first wedding...need some advice	DanLoc78	Photographic Technique	17	07-05-2008 08:13 AM
Shooting a 50th wedding anniversary party	mi2nc	Pentax SLR Lens Discussion	10	04-13-2008 02:22 PM
Shooting a wedding (need advice)	BigSpender	Pentax DSLR Discussion	35	03-29-2007 09:50 AM

01-12-2011, 11:40 AM	#2
sinus007 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 292	Hi, If you can get 540 or Metz flash: they have swivel heads. Good luck,

01-12-2011, 12:46 PM	#3
Ubuntu_user Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,545	Yes, the AF360 would work fine, it just doesn't have the swivel head. I suggest you get the Metz 48 because I think it's a better flash for the money.

01-12-2011, 01:07 PM	#4
einstrigger Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 728	I'd only recommend the 360FGZ if you plan to use it off camera. Like others mentioned, the head doesn't swivel which basically kills the ability to get a good bounce for portrait (i.e. vertical) shots. Either that or find a way to diffuse the flash output. How soon is the wedding and are you pretty good at flash photography?

01-13-2011, 08:40 PM	#5
Allison Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 667	I shoot weddings and I think a swivel head is really helpful.

01-13-2011, 09:07 PM	#6
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	If you already have the 360 flash and are not willing to get another flash (whether P-TTL or not) with swivel head, then consider investing in a hotshoe extension cable. This cable will allow you to hold the flash in your hand to angle it any way you like without needing to worry about wireless limitations, particularly with the angle of the flash head vs. the 'eye' of the flash for wireless function. Hope this helps.

01-13-2011, 10:04 PM	#7
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,991	Someone should invent a swivel hot shoe adapter. It would be pretty easy to cobble together out of parts.

01-13-2011, 10:59 PM	#8
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	..or just stop making flash heads that just tilt and not swivel. To me it's like designing a car that turns left but not right (OK that's a slight exaggeration).

01-13-2011, 11:45 PM	#9
Scorg New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 14	I shot a wedding with the 360 and while it done rather well, I did feel like I needed the swivel for portraits, could have made a difference I felt. But for the price I got it for (Dixons uk had them at 60% discount) it was silly to not get one and overall it did save the wedding shots.

01-14-2011, 01:25 AM	#10
John Araki Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Makawao, HI Photos: Gallery Posts: 195	If you don't mind the goofy looks, you can set it up wireless using your on-board flash as the master and just hold the 360 off to the side. Works for me.

01-14-2011, 07:55 AM	#11
Ubuntu_user Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,545	Originally posted by Ash ..or just stop making flash heads that just tilt and not swivel. To me it's like designing a car that turns left but not right (OK that's a slight exaggeration). Love it Ash... What an awesome picture (car that doesn't turn right)!

01-14-2011, 06:56 PM	#15
jstation Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bangkok Posts: 3	Confirmed with Ben

01-14-2011, 11:10 AM	#12
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by John Araki If you don't mind the goofy looks, you can set it up wireless using your on-board flash as the master and just hold the 360 off to the side. Works for me. That's right - this too can be done. Only, the inconvenience of it requiring the flash's sensor to be within about 90 degrees of the control flash (a fixed popup flash), means that you need to be cognisant about which way the hand is holding the flash up to the control. With a hotshoe extension cord, there is no need to worry about this.

01-14-2011, 02:10 PM	#13
Sakura Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 438	Not long ago i shot at a wedding with my K7 and a Metz 45 CT-5. Camera at manual exposure, 1/60 of a second, and reading the dial on the Metz to set the diafragma. The Metz can take very good care of the exposure.

01-14-2011, 03:34 PM	#14
Ben_Edict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest "Regio" Photos: Albums Posts: 3,309	Originally posted by Sakura Not long ago i shot at a wedding with my K7 and a Metz 45 CT-5. Camera at manual exposure, 1/60 of a second, and reading the dial on the Metz to set the diafragma. The Metz can take very good care of the exposure. The old Metz is a wonderful piece of equipment. And indeed the Auto-settings works very reliably. But nowadays I usually prefer the 50MZ5, because in Auto-mode it will read the aperture and ISO settings of the camera, which is as convenient as it gets. Ben

Shooting Wedding with K7

Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!