On 08-03-2010 01:55, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Additionally: 3. How useful is the second reflector (source) when you tilt/swivel the flash head?
I haven't used the new "USB" Metz flashes, so can't comment on AF58 usability, but I used several of the earlier big (40MZ.., 54MZ..) models on Pentax bodies before going dark side, and was very happy with them. Not with P-TTL itself though :)
The secondary flash might be used to create eye catchlights in close-up portraits (when you have absolutely no other choice but to do close portraits with on camera flash :), not for much else. You can safely ignore this feature. Fill light from this tiny reflector was either too weak or too harsh, coming from small in-lens-axis source. Difficult to control, unpredictable, pretty useless IMO. A business card sized piece of whatever white (usualy card sized white back of a card :) rubber-banded to tilted main reflector seems to be much more reliable as fill-in/catchlight.
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