Hi, here is a reply I sent recently to someone who asked a similar question; in addition to the things mentioned, it also does ttl.
I had an AF140C for a while a couple of years ago which I used with an A 100/2.8 macro I had. In contrast (!) with the AF080C and presumably many other ringflashes, it has 2 semicircular flash tubes which you can switch on & off independently. This means you're not limited to full-on shadowless flash. It also has modelling lamps so you can preview the effect of the shadows. It's a very fine piece of equipment and gives a nice light - not as clinical as you might think. Ring flashes have many applications outside medical and nature macro photography. For instance, they are commonly used in portraiture and fashion by some excellent photographers. The AF140C is a good deal more expensive than the AF080C, but probably as good a ringflash as you'll get apart from the giant ones that fashion normally photogaphers use. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, March 14, 2002, 2:01:13 AM, you wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone have experience with this flash unit or with a similar product > by Vivitar/Sunpak or Phoenix? Basically, I need to know if the Pentax unit > is worth the money compared to less-expensive non-Pentax units? > Thanks, > Robert > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
