Need a flash

For £99 it is a good deal to be honest - if I didn't already have all the flash I need I'd buy it! The 360's a very nice unit

After creating this thread it was exactly the one I've been looking at getting!

It doesn't meet your tilt/swivel criteria though. The AF360 head tilts, but doesn't swivel. You'd need the AF540FGZ for that but it's significantly more expensive.

Tilt was the prioity really, swivel was just a bonus.

For starting out I think the 360 should suit me fine! Do you think?

Looks like you have a fair share of 360's!

It's an excellent flash and I think you'll be very pleased with it, especially at that price.

One thing to be aware of with the AF360 is it's battery door lugs, which are actually mounted on the body of the flash, not the door cover. They have a tendency to break as they are poorly designed.

Inspect yours when you get it and make sure they are OK. It's an expensive repair because the main flash case needs to be replaced.

I use Sanyo Eneloop batteries in mine because they put less pressure on the door from the inside. These batteries are very slightly shorter than standard NiMh cells and closer to the size of commercially available disposables.

How do those Sanyo's present themselves in cold weather? They have pretty good reviews, may change my camera batteries to them too, unless you have another recommendation?

Thanks for the tip by the way.

Mate, I live in southern Spain, I haven't a clue how they perform in cold weather, we don't get any.

They're great in hot weather though, if that's any help.

Haha, no worries. I bought a pack of 8 anyway. I assume you can charge them in any battery charger..

As far as I'm aware you can use a NiMh charger. I do with no apparent adverse effects so far.

Personally I'd use one that monitors/discharges/recharges cells individually. Many chargers around charge in pairs and are to be avoided if possible.

Thanks all. I have bought the AF-360FGZ, the 50-200mm lens and some filters from that other thread. I got more than I bargained for!

Got my flash through today. looks really nice, bigger than I expected! I hope it does me wonders.

Don't forget to order Matt's e-book about the Pentax flash system, it's very helpfull. link

I dont have my camera with me so can't do any tests, but from reading, can I use the 360fgz in wireless mode with my k110d, or do I need two or more flashes present?

Yes and no.
You can't use the "smart" slave1 mode but you can use the dumb slave 2 mode.
With slave 2 it will simply flash with every flash it sees, so if your flash of the camera goes off it also goes off but it also goes off if you someone else use his flash.
With slave 2 you also need to adjust the flash manually.

Seems a bit strange to me!
I'm guessing another way would be to wire it up?

Thanks for the reply.