hey Paul! yep, i's alive!!!! hehe, glad that you all seem to remember me!
tan. :) Tanya Mayer Photography Brisbane, Qld, Australia www.tanyamayer.com Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 Mobile +61 0437831247 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 February 2005 9:42 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds Hi there young lady. Good to see you posting here. Paul > > David, the AF360fgz, as well as being a smaller guide number, has another > limitation - it only has bounce, no swivel. Therefore if shooting in a > portrait framing mode, you can't bounce the flash of the ceiling and you are > still stuck with direct flash. > > Personally, the whole wireless thing was all too complex for me. Now, my > AF360fgz is my backup flash, and the AF500ftz is my workhorse. It is also > the only flash that has come any near providing consistent accurate exposure > for me when used together with the Starkist. > > Tan. > > Tanya Mayer Photography > > Brisbane, Qld, Australia > www.tanyamayer.com > Ph +61 (07) 3315 4549 > Mobile +61 0437831247 > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Oswald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 18 February 2005 6:00 PM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: AF500FTZ vs. AF360GFZ on an *ist-Ds > > > I currently have a Pentax AF330FTZ flash, and like the results it gives > me on both my ZX-5n and my *ist-Ds. But there are times that I would > like a bounce feature, and on occasion, times that a little more range > would be helpful. > > Having used an AF500FTZ a few times I am considering buying one. It's > essentially the tried and proven workhorse among Pentax's nicer flashes. > And you can find them on eBay for under $200 sometimes. > > But then along comes the AF360FGZ, with its P-TTL metering > compatibility, wider field of coverage, and other shiny new features, > I'm kind of torn. > > Can anyone who has used both comment on differences, and pros/cons of > each? > > Dave > >
