What about Lithium ones BTW, specially compared to NiMH? 2007/1/9, Henk Terhell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What batteries are you using on the Pentax "540 something"? The reason I > ask that NiMH of at least 2100 mAh work so much better than alkaline > batteries in my Metz flash, but I'm thinking about a P-TTL unit. > > Henk > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Stenquist > Sent: 08 January, 2007 2:04 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Sigma EF500 DG Super madness? > > > I had my Sigma EF 500 DG Super upgraded for the K100, because I > figured that would make it compatible with the K10D. When my K10D > arrived, I mounted the Sigma and fired away. It died. Completely. No > flash. I'm going to send it to them, but I'm not hopeful. I needed a > flash, so I bought the Pentax equivelant, the 540 something. It works > well, but goes through batteries in a hurry. I thought I read that > Pentax was going to release a remote battery hookup for this flash. > Hope so. In the meantime, I also use my AF400T with my remote Battery > II. On autoflash it works just fine. > Paul > On Jan 7, 2007, at 7:38 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > > > Quoting Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Dario Bonazza wrote: > >> > >>> The flash fired every time [on the K10D] (clearly visible in > >>> viewfinder), but synch timing was obviously off. > >> > >> That's the same thing I saw when I tested it on my K10D, too. I > >> worked > >> great with the *ist D the last time I used it, but I didn't retest it > >> after putting in on the K10D. I'm sure hoping they come up with a > >> firmware update like they did for the K100D. If they don't, it'll be > >> the last Sigma product I buy. > > > > I hear ya Doug > > > > Dave > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks, > >> DougF (KG4LMZ) > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > > Equine Photography in York Region > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >
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