how to make F43 be a receiver which is will fire together with softboxes?

> I am assuming that you will have a transmitter attached on your camera now, you need to have the same type receiver you are using on the softbox attached on the F43 as well. another words, softbox got a receiver, F43 another receiver.

you mean f43 will only fire in wireless mode when pop up flash was used?

> pop up flash, sync cable "not wireless, but off-camera" (example), another F43 or F58 set as master and the wireless F43 set as slave.

anyway to make f43 attach on body, but when fire, f43 (hot shoe attached) or wireless (with pop up flash) will fire with other softboxes (which is transmitter use pc sync port -jackport)?

> your softbox will need to use an optical trigger attached on the softbox, the spike of light from the main flash will fire the optical trigger which in turns fire the softbox.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 6 2012, 08:02 PM

William, your answer makes perfect sense. The pop-up flash wouldn't fire if a transmitter is attached to the camera hotshoe. Thanks.

I lagi noob at night shoot macro haha.


This post has been edited by fansoption: Aug 6 2012, 11:42 PM

Abandoned House #2

it's been a while since I last posted
anyway, here's 2 photos, C&C welcomed

15Jul2012_3011 by william leong, on Flickr

Camera Sony DSLR-A850
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 17 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire


15Jul2012_3161 by william leong, on Flickr

Camera Sony NEX-3
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/13.0
Focal Length 16 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias -0.7 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire


18Jul2012_3206 by william leong, on Flickr

Camera Sony SLT-A77V
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 17 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 7 2012, 02:36 AM

William! you brought A850 + NEX3 + A77 for your London trip?! And since when you start playing FF? I have been away from Alpha for too long hehe.

VERY NICE nice wide angle phot...

they dun dare to let the big lens to stand up vertically? takut tumbang?

btw guys check tis out

Cameras and Electronics Expo (CEX) 2012

Fb link

FB link

luck draw;

"Great News to all you shutterbugs, there are 3 Grand Prize for the CEX Lucky Draw.

1. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Camera RM28999

2. Nikon D800 Camera RM10888

3. Sony HDR-TD10E 3D Camcorder RM5999

Everyday spend minimum RM100 in a single receipt and stand a chance to win 50 prizes.

So mark down your calendar and see you all this weekend from 10th (Friday) till 12th (Sunday) August 2012 at Viva Home Expo Hall"

A few more brands also can consider. Marumi, Tiffen & Sony's own T* Zeiss filters.... all these are pretty good.

thanks kysham... appreciate for your reply..
i drop by sony midvalley previously but suprisingly the one they selling is not T*zeiss filter and cost around RM80++..
really in dilemma now...
so far my fren told me "1 cent you pay extra, u get more extra in quality"...

okay, look like if i own a f43, i do need receiver for f43 make it as 3rd light.

Yes, chinese call it "1 sen of money is worth 1 sen of quality" (or something like that lah), meaning you pay for what you get. Except for some unscrupulous sellers who sell cheap filters at exorbitant prices.....

But having said that, it also depends on what lenses you want to put the filters on. If it is a relatively cheap lens (e.g. the SAL1855SAM kitlens), then you might not want to invest too much money on a filter, because if the lens is scratched, you probably can get a 2nd hand replacement lens for slightly more than a good quality filter. So the choice is really not entirely a straight forward decision. Of course, if you have a RM6000 lens, you will want to spend for some top quality filters to avoid damage to that expensive lens....

CC welcomed.


Pool chairs by brendancsh, on Flickr

Camera: A57 + DT 18-250mm
Focal: 60mm
F/number: 10
Shutter: 1/100
Exposure: +0.7
ISO: 200


Platform by brendancsh, on Flickr

Camera: A57 + DT 18-250mm
Focal: 250mm
F/number: 10
Shutter: 1/400
Exposure: +0.7
ISO: 500


Time by brendancsh, on Flickr

Camera: A57 + DT 18-250mm
Focal: 250mm
F/number: 10
Shutter: 1/400
Exposure: +0.7
ISO: 640

i hetcu.... so i dun wan comment...


btw, ur london bus photo is very nice, i think can easily submit for those monthly magazine thingie and win~...

@ ieR

I hetchu, don't comment on my photos.

hmmm... maybe can consider submitting, who knows what is the email address and details that I need to put for submission ar?

the impressive thing bout the photo is using UWA and middle of the street (busy street)... a killer composition that requires effort to grab (and tremendous luck not caught by police since UK every little corner is covered by CCTV)

erhhhhhhhhhhgghghhgghghhg UWA poison!! D:

zstan gogogo!! haul haul haul!! got quite many units on sales in garage sales..

Time to spam, hehehe.... doing this at night.

I was asked to shoot a set of photos of some of the participants for the Zens Supermodel Search contestants as they visit the Honda Showroom because Honda is one of the sponsors for this event. I'm covering this for a local car magazine in Sabah, called Borneo Tuner.


Ladies line-up. by Sham Kien Yee, on Flickr
Sony Nex-7 with SEL1855 OSS
1/50s, F9.0, ISO400, AWB, 18mm focal length.
Shot in RAW and processed in CS5.

This post has been edited by kysham: Aug 7 2012, 10:43 PM