High Speed 360FGZ on MZ5n

Does anyone know if it's possible to use the high speed flash capability of the 360FGZ with the MZ5n?

It's great on the *istD but I need to use it with film. It may just be that I require a film *ist.

Of the cameras in the MZ/ZX series, only the MZ-S and MZ-6 have High Speed flash Sync.

You might look at the MZ-6. It works well, and in wireless mode, with the AF360FGZ and doesn't have the 'crippled' K mount as the *ist does. You'll probably find the MZ-6 is cheaper too.

Check out the differences at http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/bodies/MZ-ZX/index.html

Thanks for the info, I thought I might get lucky.
Do you know how the *istD works the high speed flash sync? Is it the flash working at 1/4000th or the camera body? And if so, how does it sync?

Page 32 of the AF360FGZ manual states that there is no HS synch speed limitation. The higher the shutter speed, the lower the guide number for daylight fill-in flash. Also, the guide number table on page 34 for HS synch shows shutter speeds up to 1/6000th/sec. HS Synch is P-TTL auto and is available in wireless mode.

The camera body works at whatever shutter speed is set on the camera, the flash duration varies between 1/1200th and 1/20000th of a second.

Summarised Extract from the istD manual:

On the istD, HS Synch is available with the AF360FGZ attached to the camera, or in wireless mode in any exposure program other than the green or B settings and only when the shutter speed is set higher than 1/150th.

Both manuals are available from the Pentaximaging web site in high quality PDF form, unlike the truly aweful photocopies of the older gear.

Thanks again, for what I'm intending to shoot, I can then set my *istD with 360FGZ attached to shoot at 1/4000th sec, and shoot the film on bulb for the exposure. Provided I work out my exposure correctly (with help of histograms on *istD and a completely dark room), I should theoretically be able to shoot at "1/4000th sec" on film.

I was going to shoot this for my Uni assignment but I have something else for that now, however, I will shoot this shot (of blender blades spinning [freezing motion]) just to see if it works. Will let you know how it goes.

Thanks again for the help.