Yuh my 54 is blown. I saw them going for 200 on flea bay. Though that might have been a bit presumptious. They are rather desirable due to their system independence. Either way the cheapest option for me is to have mine fixed, so that is what I will do. I've long considered switching to a flash that does p-ttl as a remote slave, but quite honestly I would prefer to use flash manually off camera and I use m primes a lot when shooting portraits, so p-ttl is out of the question anyways. The autothyristor on the metz is very, very good and the diffuser takes it out to 20mm. Its not enough for a room sized group, but I'm more than happy with it for most of my needs. The small reflector flash is useful too. I must admit it is a large and heavy flash. I have considered making a hammerhead style bracket for it before.
Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: >"Thanks for _quite_ reply" should read "Thanks for _quick_ reply"... > >One can have only so much tea in the morning... > >On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> >wrote: >> Thanks for quite reply, Zos... >> >> I just looked up e-bay and it seems these Metz 54 mz-4i flashes go >for 400 >> and upwards... >> >> I have Metz 40 mz-2 flash which supports older SCA modules... It >cannot do >> P-TTL. It is reliable but it is big and it is heavy. >> >> According to BHPhoto >> >(http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/325242-REG/Metz_MZ_54240S_mecablitz_54MZ_4_TTL_Shoe.html) >> this flash weighs 480 g without batteries... That's too much to me... >> >> I think that Metz 52AF1 is good balance as it both does native remote >P-TTL >> (which is something I might need to use) and it weight only 340 g. >Finally I >> can buy it brand new here for about USD 350 which will naturally give >me >> local warranty. >> >> I could buy Metz 50AF1 for USD 300 but I think I'd like to have this >touch >> screen interface because I think it is easier to use... >> >> Boris >> >> On 1/29/2013 9:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >>> >>> If you ask me the metz 54mz-4I is one of the best deals on the >>> market. You can find basically new copies on ebay for 200 or so. >You >>> do need to get the pentax foot and upgrade it potentially to the >>> latest firmware. That is kinda pricey @ 80. You can alternatively >>> just use a standard hotshoe connector and run the flash full auto >>> and manually plug in focal length and iso. The auto mode is superb >>> and extremely accurate (within +/- 1/3 EV). You can forget about all >>> the p-ttl problems. No annoying preflash either. This flash is also >>> system independant...in fact its the last modular system from metz. >>> You cannot optically slave, but a cheap wireless transmitter fixes >>> that problem. I never used p-ttl and I always had consistent, >>> competent exposures. Highly recommended. My flash bulb blew a couple >>> of weeks ago (I have loads of equipment problems atm....), but I >love >>> that flash so much I'm willing to pay the 165 or so to refurbish it. >>> The lcd panel is nice and the controls are fairly intuitive. Just a >>> suggestion.... >>> >>> >>> Boris Liberman <bori...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> I am considering replacing my older Metz flash with this modern >>>> unit. It has touch screen interface and seems to be pretty darn >>>> good in terms of >>>> >>>> functionality/price ratio. >>>> >>>> Do any of the honored list members have this flash and can share >>>> with me their experience? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Boris >>> >>> >>> >> -- 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.
