stmoritz1960

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Brand new pentax af 540 fgz flashgun external battery pack 111 for sale cost £149.99 bought for my new Pentax AF-540FGZ 11 flashgun but only after realised it wasn't compatilble with the mark 11 ! I also have 6 Varta Accu 3000mAh C Rechargeable Batteries (2 Pack) x 3 worth £20.97 & an Varta Universal Battery Charger for AA, AAA, C, D & 9V worth £20.00 Total worth £190 All items totally brand new and only opened to check, before realising that actually my flash light doesn't take an additional battery pack!! Will accept £150, before I put all on ebay. Postage will be extra. Would prefer to sell all together but will split. Can also be collected from either Basildon, Essex or Rye, East Sussex in the UK for cash or Paypal accepted.

Comment by stmoritz1960 posted on pentax af 540 fgz flashgun external battery pack 111, 6 x Varta C batteries, at 05/11/2015 - 16:18

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Steve F ~ REALLY!!!! OMG no wonder I couldnt' get my head around it and it wouldn't work as it should, I feel a real idiot now I totally, totally did not cotton on to that, so although my flashgun had that facility and it did come up on the screen, it wasn't working?? I know P-TTL is dedicated to Pentax but I thought this was an option, as the flashgun was for Pentax why did it give me those options to use or not? I need to really get my head around this now, my only excuse is I'm female and over 50 !!! Vic Cross, no worries, just realised I have no profile picture, how was a man to know!!! I will remedy this now!! Steph

Comment by stmoritz1960 posted on Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital or pentax af 540 fgz flashgun at 25/10/2015 - 18:04

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SteveF wrote:
stmoritz1960 wrote:
hi and thanks for the comments so far, I am torn between the flash units I described, but also the AF-540FGZ II & the older AF-540FGZ, having read reviews it appears that the former does not have TTL which would be simpler for me, and I do agree McGregNi I do need more knowledge on the subject, thank you for the link, I have downloaded this ready to read and digest. ps, I'm a woman Vic Cross
Hi you say that TTL would be simpler for you, but neither of your bodies does TTL, they are both P-TTL. A TTL flash will work with them but only in Automatic, when the flash's own sensor controls the flash.

Either of the flashes you originally mentioned will work fine. The choice is probably down to your budget and your preference in relation to the control systems.

Comment by stmoritz1960 posted on Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital or pentax af 540 fgz flashgun at 25/10/2015 - 17:58

stmoritz1960
hi and thanks for the comments so far, I am torn between the flash units I described, but also the AF-540FGZ II & the older AF-540FGZ, having read reviews it appears that the former does not have TTL which would be simpler for me, and I do agree McGregNi I do need more knowledge on the subject, thank you for the link, I have downloaded this ready to read and digest. ps, I'm a woman Vic Cross

Comment by stmoritz1960 posted on Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital or pentax af 540 fgz flashgun at 25/10/2015 - 13:32

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Hi, I need to purchase a new flashgun, my main priorities are fast battery charge time, TTL, plenty of power and easy to use, I cover weddings, events etc., I don't have huge experience with lighting and do find it a bit difficult to understand, preferring to use my creativity through photoshop and extra processes, so something that just does what it should on auto is what I want, I had a Sigma EF610 DG which I never got on with , the recycle time seemed to take too long, I had trouble with the ttl and I used to press all the wrong buttons when trying to search for a different setting, I just didn't use it creatively enough to remember all of them! Can anyone out there give me some feedback on which we suit me better? or indeed another flash although I have failed to find any others. I have a k5 & kx although the k5 is my main camera. Thanks all

Comment by stmoritz1960 posted on Metz mecablitz 58 AF-2 digital or pentax af 540 fgz flashgun at 24/10/2015 - 17:26

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