Thanks for the Link Anvh, that was really helpful, not much in it between the two...

So looking at the two I'd prefer the Metz for the incremental adjustments on the power levels and the Pentax because it has a lot of adjustments using buttons as opposed to menu's (really un-professional scrolling through the menu on a camera or flash in front of your client, trying to find an adjustment or change a setting, although I have found the menu on the K20D real easy)

Oh the choices....

I have been looking at this lens too, I thought it would make a good focal length add on form the Pentax DA* 50-135 f2.8

So with three lenses the DA* 16-50, 50-135 and the Sigma 120-400 my camera bag is sorted (I also have the Pentax DA 18-250 as a walkabout/backup for when I don't have time to change lenses)

This saves a lot of weight which I struggled to carry with Nikon mis-match range

But I could do with adding a fast 50mm, oh and a macro as well as a pancake lens and I have just broken into a list for santa...

Chart here and instructions
http://focustestchart.com/chart.html

Hi All,
Any views on which is best? Pentax AF540FGZ or Metz mecablitz 58 AF-1

I have seen users on this forum with both or two of one kind or another and wondered what the low down was...

Price wise they are about the same so that is not an issue, but I do need a powerful flash for pro use etc. typical roles likely to be used in: news, PR, documentary, portraits and models on location

Best and have a good holiday

LifeSpy

Err.....how come the GX20 beats the K20D, i thought they were the same

Its a batch of 4GB Kingston SDHC and happening on different cards brought from different places.

I also have a new PC and wondering if the vista OS is causing the problem on card removal

I even had one struggle to re-format in the camera and currently trying my Sandisk SD ones to see if it does it to them, but the PC is the only new edition to my workflow and the problem has arisen at around that time.

I am not ready to blame Pentax yet

If it was the fact that the card was unsupported, how come its worked fine for the first month... and writes some images and not others?

Looks like a phone call to Pentax support for advice I think

I am trying it with supported cards, but it is so random its hard to create the problem

Thanks John ill double check...

Press and photojournalism and stuff the Canikon users

Hi All,
Anyone had problems with a K20D failing to write to a SD card?

Mine has done this on two occasions now with different cards (and Make) both SDHC often in mid shooting or when I try and review the images. Some times they are there and it wont let me zoom in in play back mode.

All cards have been formatted in camera!

Any clues?

Life Spy