> But it is also the choice of primary manufacturers making flash > systems new every few years like A-TTL,E-TTl,E-TTL2, D-TTL to i-TTL > (rendering all these nice D-TTL flashes useless on D70), etc. > > It could be pretty hard to reverse engineer all of the communications > correctly. Metz can take credit here that their flashes worked well. > Unlike Sigma, whose newer flashes working on i-TTL nikons don't give > much reliable results.
I totally agree. But then again if there is one not changing things every 6 months, it's Pentax, actually you know it well. Moreover, on their website, they DO say there is one planned. So... well I dunno what to think. > I think that plain wireless TTL could work with the combination you > mentioned. If it did work (did it?) on film bodies, IstD does use the > same TTL system if an older flash is mounted, I believe, like the film > bodies. I think so too but wanted to be sure. --------------- Thibouille