Alan writes: >An alternative is Metz flashes which you can switch the shoe. For instance, >Metz 40MZ3i with SCA372 shoe can do TTL flashes on any Pentax bodies which >can do TTL flash. However, since SCA372 shoe was designed for manual focus >bodies (just like AF200T etc), features like AF asist beam, auto zoom etc >won't be usable on AF bodies. For these advance features, you need the >digital shoe SCA3702 which was specially designed for Pentax AF bodies (just >like AF500FTZ). There might be flashes from other brand can switch the shoe >too, I am not sure. But mind you that flash like 40MZ3i is quite front heavy >on small bodies like Super A/Program (without winder attached), while it >balances perfectly on Z-1p.
On the subject of Metz modules, does anyone know the difference between SCA3702 and SCA3701? The 3701 appears to be older as it pops up on eBay now and again but is it functionally the same as the 3702? Anyone got one? Wendy - 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 .
