Igor, Here's all I know. I've got a TR power pack II for the AF-500 FTZ. I don't believe it is compatible with the AF-540 FGZ, but I don't know what is (sure wish it was). The power pack takes heavy "C" size batteries, and acts like it has infinite capacity. I haven't been able to wear it down or slow it down. I think you'll overheat the flash first. It is too heavy for mounting on a camera unless you are a gorilla. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Igor Roshchin <s...@komkon.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Thanks again to all who responded to my question about Lightsphere. > Now I have a question about battery packs for the flashes. > > Recently, I've experienced being limited by the time it takes to recharge > my AF-500 FTZ flash. Usually, with a fresh set of batteries, it is ok, > but after 10-20 shots, - I can see that the recharge time increases > considerably. > So, I am thinking if I should buy a battery pack for it - to minimize the > recharging speed. > > I don't have much knowledge about the battery packs for flashes. > I see that there are less expensive that take 6 C-size batteries - > such as TR Power Pack II, and other that are much more expensive - > rechargeable (various Turbo models). > So, I would appreciate all the wisdom and pointers to the information > about various battery packs. > > Specifically, I am interested in the following questions: > 1. Are there any other models besides Turbo and TR Power Pack? > 2. How does the recharging time differ between these two different types? > 3. How long do they last? > (I see the numbers for Turbo models on Quantum website: > http://www.qtm.com/Turbo/?res_set=yes&res=1280&resh=768 ) > 4. If a pack is listed compatible with AF-500 FTZ, would it be also > compatible with AF-540 fgz? > > 5. Questions about "Slim Compact" model: > a) If anybody has used the "Slim Compact" (or Compact) version, - > is it convenient to mount it under the camera? Does the camera > become too heavy/too bulky with it? > > > Thank you, > > Igor > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
