There is a YN560 on the way link

Sadly (or good) the DA*55 doesn't have the screwdriven AF so if you don't have the Pentax 1.7x AF TC you have nothing.

I also have the idea the camera need/use the digital info contact to see what kind of AF to use, if it doesn't see any info at all I don't think it will engage the AF to prevent any damage but I ain't sure about this.
Is there an AF lens without a digital info contact?

It does have the burst mode though

Slight correction I first thought it automatically converts the focal length to the correct one, sadly that isn't the case and you Mike corrected me.

If you "break" the info contact on your TC the camera doesn't get any information about focal length and so it ask you what focal length is used. That's one way to get the same effect.
The one problem is you loose SDM this way don't know about screw-driven AF.

I think you should approach as a lighting shot so a long shutterspeed but I've never done such a thing though

Sorry Terry but lens works differently and it threads light differently.
For example a pinhole doesn't have a focal point and it doesn't converge or diverge light which is one of the principles a lens does.

Still have 600 photos or so to processes but I can't look at any more photos for today

It's also quite funny that we have a discussing about what's a photo and what not on a photographic forum, you would have thought everyone would think the same.

I'm willing to agree I'm wrong if someone can explain in a way that makes sense that shows how some artist can win the IPA (international photography awards) while they aren't photos.

Those are numbers you get at the longest zoom, the difference is slightly less when they both use the same zoom setting still the metz 48 is more powerful but not significantly.
I mean at 35mm 25GN vs 29GN isn't even 1/3th of a stop.
Here you've some numbers link

The Metz48 certainly has the potential to reach further.

It's also a camera brand


Edit: I mean was a camera brand.

Ah you mean the Jacques the zoologist with that red hat?
Wasn't he the captain of the Calypso and the Alcyone (which he sunk:roll?

Ah okay that's how it works, thank you Mike.
I hope they can do Something with the 1.4x SDM TC (if it comes) that it does automatically corrects it.