The last couple have gone for around £120 to £130 (again, near mint).
Matt

I stand corrected, Kim
I should've read on...

Will be interesting to know what the outcome is.
Matt

Kim,
According to the AF500FTZ manual (page , you can adjust the zoom with the "Zoom" button. Just manually set the zoom. This doesn't affect the exposure/meter mode.
(It's a similar interface to the AF360FTZ which allows zoom setting independantly of the mode.)
Matt

According to this site: http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/A/super.html
The Super A can do TTL flash
So just put the AF500FTZ on the camera, manually set the zoom, and leave it in TTL mode

Matt

Ofutter - Park Cameras have one listed in their sale items at £99. You'd better be quick, because they are discontinued (like the *ist-D)

And yes, NiMH work a treat.
Matt

Thanks Malcolm
Good point Arthur Dent - I'll watch out for that!
John - the point is that the camera shows the battery status for the highest level of the two. When the battery indicator shows that the batteries are dying you need to change both sets, not just one.

For me, it's not a case of having longer battery life - NiMH batteries give ample shooting time. It's the combination of weight and increased size, plus the shutter button in portrait mode. Particularly when I have the whopping great Metz 50MZ5 the grip really adds to the handling!

Don't know why I didn't get hold of one earlier!!

Matt

Thanks for clarifying that Malcolm

Hi all,
Just managed to get hold of a battery grip at long last... and have one question for those of you who've already got one.

Is it correct that you have to always turn on the main power switch?
I have to power up on the body first, then power up the grip to be able to use it. I assumed you could just power up the grip alone... it wasn't clear in the manual!

Matt

I agree with George. I have had faster zoom lenses (though not the ones you mentined), but nothing even came close to the SMC-DA 16-45. Stopped down a bit (f8 - f16) it's amazingly sharp. Just had some 16"x12" prints done at 402ppi - and they're pin sharp

For low light photography I use the SMC-F 50mm/f1.7.

I wouldn't trade the Pentax for even an extra stop. One thing I've learned is that faster lenses are not necessarily better

Matt

Rick,
Is there anything wrong with P-TTL? This mode fires a preflash, meters through the lens, then adjusts the flash settings based on the exposure before firing the real flash.

Maybe my original post wasn't clear, so let me rephrase my suggestion.
* Put the AF360 into "P-TTL" mode
* Switch the AF360 to High Speed Sync
* Put the *ist-D into "P" mode

Just give it a try before using your manual MO.

Matt