The TR Power Pack III works fine with the 540. It's not as fast or as
deep in power reserves as a Quantum Turbo, but it's the best that's
available at present. I use a Quantum Battery II with my AF 400T. It's
a great battery.
Paul
On Apr 17, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
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
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