errr, see 1st.

totally agree..
furthermore, when i was using my f42 last time, its more than enough power most of the time.. indoors have no issue..
only problem is when subject is far, ie. stage/catwalks (which rarely uses flash anyway) its a matter of where you direct the flash head and how u use a bounce card. those white plastic caps diffuser really eats up a LOT of power, i dont use it unless im in a tight room, where light from the 'back' side of the diffuser have place to bounce back to the front..

throw the diffuser away la..i find it so useless & inconvenient now...if it was useful it would come with the flash anyway.. my noob 2 cents...


the two guys in the background is distracting

This post has been edited by zstan: Mar 7 2011, 04:47 PM

Shootkk and zstan: u normally shoot without that cap on diffuser?..i also gt DIY a bounce card..it is better to use that way?..my card is around the size of the f42 head..enough??..lol..and point flash upwards even high or no ceiling?

buy f58 la... already got built in bounce card..

depends la..you will learn through experience:



bounced 90 degrees with bounce card.

yeah, unfortunately only saw those two guys at the back after i uploaded this photo! talk about ignorance and blindness on my part! I would have "photochop" these 2 guys out in the final photo to the model lah....

Yeah, I noticed that when I shot this photo. Kinda distracting as well, but also at the same time, interesting. I believe it is a devil's car. No lah. I think it is from the shadows of the car's bumper.

This post has been edited by kysham: Mar 7 2011, 05:10 PM

on the issue regarding the cap on diffusers. i had used them before. they are not the best solution for softening out shadows but they do improve the shadows a bit. however, like shootkk & lwliam had mentioned, this thing do eat up a substantial amount of power. but i don't think the issue is 100% due to your F42 not having enough power. i believe it is also a matter of your camera's TTL system not knowing that the cap is there in the first place. what you need to do is:

1) shoot at a higher ISO. if you were shooting normally at ISO200, try ISO400 or ISO640 instead. This will compensate for the loss of power due to the cap. Also, it helps to lengthen the life of your flash's battery (higher ISO, lower flash output required, hence less battery power consumed per flash fired).

2) dial in a +ve flash compensation. this is a bit of a hit and miss, depending a lot on your cap, but try +1.0ev flash compensation to begin with and continue to adjust from there.

Hope this help you to take better photos with your existing gear, before you go out and search for a better bounce / diffusing accessory.

May I suggest Demb diffuser .... http://www.dembflashproducts.com/diffuser/
Google around, you'll see the agent of this product here.....

my dinosaur don have iso 640 D:

trust me, in the long run, all these extra accessories are a pain to store and carry.

whoar.... you straightaway wanna hantam people with strong poison meh?

anyone can teach me how to slove the F-- error specially is tele lens

my opinion, demb diffuser, same like other stofen (cap) or garyfong toilet bowl, all is just marketing gimmick and waste of time(ur real flash learning become off track) and money. i only find them useful when i do not have a ceiling to bounce. F42 can bounce even a 3 story ceiling (grand church), and shoot as far as 10 meter away. but with all those ojibala modifier on ur flash, ur effective distance become less then 8 meter at fullpower. useless.

This post has been edited by ieR: Mar 7 2011, 05:49 PM

So light, where got pain one (except for the cash to buy lar), some more can fold-fold one.....

Dun say like that lar....poison=investment? I also

fanoption: under warranry or no? no, find me in Alpha Convention, or contact CJlai tell him ur contact misalign.

This post has been edited by ieR: Mar 7 2011, 05:48 PM

that thing will only be useful in pc fairs model shooting la. pointless to spend over rm100 for it.

i thought got OEM 3rd party options?

Yup. Have you seen the F58AM's bounce card? That size is already enough. Point the flash head upwards when there's a ceiling. No ceiling then where to bounce the light wor...

Diffuser will come in handy when there is no ceiling or other surface to bounce light from but when I am faced with that situation I will use a blank, white A4 paper and fold it into half and strap that to my F42's flash head. Shot one wedding that way.

under warranty. mean i need to send back to sony again fix misalign? what mean is misalign?

This post has been edited by fansoption: Mar 7 2011, 06:05 PM

Got ah? Can DIY or use A4 (as suggested by shootkk or the like...) cheaper and can get the result!


This post has been edited by joejoe2004: Mar 7 2011, 06:19 PM