Hi Matjaz, That pretty much clears it up. I'll be on the lookout for one just like that with the tripod mount.
Cheers, Ryan From: "Matjaz Osojnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ryan, > > ordinary plastic flash clip will do, no real need for one with pentax > name on it. The important thing is that the surface of the clip that > comes in contact with flash pins is all plastic so the shortcutting > among pins cannot occur. I use one that I bought in a local photo > store, it can be attached onto the tripod and also comes with a > bounce joint at the bottom. It does the job of holding the flash > where I want just fine. > > Matjaz > > > > Hiya wise Pentaxian panel.. > > > > About using the af360fgz flash as a wireless slave with an mz5n (using > > the popup flash to trigger the slave), I was wondering about this bit > > in the manual: > > > > "To prevent accidental short-circuiting of the flash unit's hot shoe > > contacts, attach the Off-Camera Shoe Grip or Off-Camera Shoe Clip > > CL-10 when using the flash unit as a slave unit." > > > > and this bit in a separate section: > > > > "When using a flash unit separated from the camera, use of the > > Off-camera shoe adapter F or the Off-camera shoe clip CL-10 is > > recommended." > > > > While the latter remark seems a bit more passive, the former seems to > > warn of dire consequences. Since I don't have either accessory, I was > > wondering what the real risk is (of using a wireless slave without a > > clip, grip thingie). Also, how much do they cost anyway (anyone got > > spares lying around they want to offload?) > > > > Rgds, > > Ryan > > > > > > > > >
