Flashgun for *ist
Posted 08/01/2004 - 23:05
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Hi, Jenny. You don't seem to have had many replies to this, and I expect you have now got a flash fro your *ist.
I have a *ist and an MZ-6, and have been using Centon flash guns, Fh85 and FH95 with the Centon dedicated module PX. They have been very succesful. They work in TTL mode on both those cameras.
I have now bought the AF360FGZ, but haven't fired it in anger yet, so can't comment on it's comparative virtues. It does offer many more functions, including P-TTL, and Rear Curtain Sync.
There are lesser Pentax dedicated flash, such as the AF220T (£100), AF 280TTL (£160), or independents like the Sigma EF500DG Super (£114)Sunpak G5400DX(£185), Metz44MZ-2 (£180), Metz 54MZ-3 (£250).
These are just a few available, and the price spread is enormous. Only the AF360FGZ offers P-TTL and High speed sync, but the rest offer various features, the Metz, Sunpak, and I think, the Sigma offer trailing/second curtain/shutter sync (sorry, same as Rear Curtain sync).
Hope you find what you want, but I found myself torn between the different models, as they all offer a different set of facilities, from bounce, tilt, swivel, external power source, off camera use, wireless operation, high speed sync, rear curtail, P-TTL, TTL, Auto, Manual and so on. Incidentally, you'll need auto if you have an old camera which doesn't do TTL, it's fairly recent with Pentax.
I have a *ist and an MZ-6, and have been using Centon flash guns, Fh85 and FH95 with the Centon dedicated module PX. They have been very succesful. They work in TTL mode on both those cameras.
I have now bought the AF360FGZ, but haven't fired it in anger yet, so can't comment on it's comparative virtues. It does offer many more functions, including P-TTL, and Rear Curtain Sync.
There are lesser Pentax dedicated flash, such as the AF220T (£100), AF 280TTL (£160), or independents like the Sigma EF500DG Super (£114)Sunpak G5400DX(£185), Metz44MZ-2 (£180), Metz 54MZ-3 (£250).
These are just a few available, and the price spread is enormous. Only the AF360FGZ offers P-TTL and High speed sync, but the rest offer various features, the Metz, Sunpak, and I think, the Sigma offer trailing/second curtain/shutter sync (sorry, same as Rear Curtain sync).
Hope you find what you want, but I found myself torn between the different models, as they all offer a different set of facilities, from bounce, tilt, swivel, external power source, off camera use, wireless operation, high speed sync, rear curtail, P-TTL, TTL, Auto, Manual and so on. Incidentally, you'll need auto if you have an old camera which doesn't do TTL, it's fairly recent with Pentax.
Cheers
Malcolm
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Malcolm
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The 360FTZ I find a bit on the expensive side, therefore can anyone recommend a cheaper version, or a compatible flashgun of another make? Preferably with a swivel and bounce head.