Metz 58 or AF540FGZ as replacement flash.

If the manual was one sentence i'm impressed

If i would use flash during concert i would use it to lower the ISO with one stop, with the K5 i'm around ISO1600 most of the time 1/60 shutterspeed at f/2.8
I find 1/60 fast enough and i think it gives just the right amount of blur when they are moving.
But we all shoot differently.

Never had to deal with horses at a gig. Lots of stage-diving by the crowd and even the band. But never on horseback. You never know though - someday...

Sometimes I'd like to use a speed faster than 1/60, especially when something dramatic is happening (e.g. guitarist leaping in the air).

And sometimes a slower speed mixed with some trailing shutter works a treat for something more unusual. Like this - link

I would just love to have some sense of motion in the leap though or else it gets so static.
I don't believe photos have to be sharp to be alive.

That's indeed very creative use of the flash, not sure i would do that though but it surely looks fun

In this and other threads you feel the need to tear apart the information I am giving to help other people. The fact you do so quite badly, with no regard for either context or logic, hardly helps your position.

From now on I will respond to your negative and unhelpful comments with "please stop being a prat".

I might not express it so subtle as most of you do but was what i said here so wrong then?

If you are mad at me about this then i simply feel sorry for you, if calling me a prat makes you feel better then go on and do it.

This forum would be a lot better with an ignore feature. As it is I must abandon threads completely. I am far too old to tolerate passive-aggressive behaviour. Then again, I felt the same at 14.

Will you please stop bickering. It should be possible to discuss a flashgun without resorting to personalities. Any further posts will just be deleted if they are not firmly on-topic.

I have the Metz. It's a great flash, but the menu is a bit hard to navigate. However, as I usually have the same flash setup this isn't a problem for me.

EM