I forgot to say that the Pentax body has to be able to support
TTL. I think the earliest body for that was the Super Program.
Wasn't it? At least the 433D does have that front mounted
thyristor unit for auto flash. It is a nice unit. Another nice
unit is the Promaster 5700.
Len
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 4:52 PM
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> Subject: RE: Flash to use with ME super
>
>
> I have a Sunpak 433D for Nikon and it works TTL with my Nikon
> FA. One really neat thing about the flash is that it has an
> external power socket on it and Quantum has a cord for it that
> plugs right into a Quantum Turbo battery.
>
> I think yours will work TTL with Pentax if you set
> the selector
> switch to the Blue Dot. The settings on this switch for mine
> are: M, red A, yellow A, Green A, and Blue Dot. The Blue Dot
> is the TTL setting. However, reading your description of the
> contacts, there just may be no TTL setting for the
> Pentax model
> you have.
>
> Take another look and tell me what you see. I have been
> considering getting a 433D for my Pentax stuff because I like
> using the Quantum battery for big jobs.
>
> Len
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>
>
>
>
> > I've got a Sunpak 433D dedicated flash for Pentax
> > bodies, and I really love
> > it. It's got a guide number of 120 (in feet, or
> > roughly 36 in meters --
> > about double the power of your unit), a bounce and
> > swivel head, three auto
> > modes, one manual mode, and the ability to set the
> > output power in manual
> > mode to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, or full power. It's not
> > a TTL flash, but
> > meters instead from a photodiode in the foot of the
> > flash body. There are
> > two contacts on the foot -- one central contact which
> > fires the flash, and a
> > second contact, offset from center, which
> > communicates with the body, sets
> > the shutter to the correct sync speed, and tells the
> > body when the flash is
> > fully charged and ready to fire. KEH had a used 433D
> > for quite some time
> > for $29 -- this particular unit was modified by the
> > previous owner, and it
> > has a notch cut into the battery door to accommodate
> > a cable from an
> > external battery. They may still have it in stock.
> > Goodwin Photo in San
> > Diego (http://www.goodwinphotoinc.com) had a couple
> > of these at one time for
> > $65 -- about the same price KEH was asking for an
> > intact, unmodified unit.
> >
> > If you need a TTL flash, you may wish to look at the
> > Sunpak 444D
> > multidedicated flash. (Not sure if the ME Super is
> > TTL flash capable or
> > not.) This unit accepts interchangeable modules for
> > use with a variety of
> > camera bodies. B&H carries the 444D for about $100
> > and the dedicated
> > modules for about $33. You can sometimes find a 444D
> > on eBay -- but usually
> > with the wrong module -- for $50 to $75. Used
> > modules on eBay often go for
> > very near the price of a new module from B&H, but you
> > can sometimes get a
> > deal.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Bill Peifer
> > Rochester, NY
> >
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