> 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.

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Thibouille

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