*ist ds and flash

will i be able to use my AF 500FTZ flash if i switch over to Pentax *ist ds instead of the present MZ 50. Those in the know please enlighten me as to what problems i may face.

There shouldn't be any problems. All digital flashes work with all AF bodies.

George

now i am confused. what is a digital flash. is the AF500 FTZ a digital flash i thought it was electronic. do enlighten me on this issue.

Actually, more to the point, all Pentax flash guns work on all bodies... it's just you don't necessarily get all the features.

On the *ist-D & -Ds you get all the functions the AF500FTZ can offer.
There's a table in the user manual for the *ist-D/Ds - which you can download from the Pentax websites.

Matt

Digital flashes are those with four pins on the hotshoe foot. They are digital because they transmit information between the camera and the flash gun in digital form.

They are:
AF500FTZ
AF400FTZ
AF360FGZ
AF330FTZ
AF240FT

It is not really worth buying them for use on non-AF bodies because most of their functionality is lost.

George

thanks for the information. *ist DS has a AF body I suppose.

Yes. Virtually all modern cameras have AF.

G