When looking into a flash, I checked out the Metz and it hits all the
important points except for the in body sensor, such as the Viv 285 uses
or that's available on older Analog Pentax units like the 280t, it's
P-TTL only, but that might not be important enough to care about, unless
you intend to use it on an older film body or the *ist-D as well as a
modern DSLR.
The manual power adjustment is missing 1/8 and 1/16 power settings but
again might not be important to you since the Viv 285 skips at least one
power setting and the 280T has only full and half settings.
In it's favor it's about half the price of the Pentax 360 at B&H right
now and is more powerful. The user interface looks less fiddly as well.
Metz has a reputation for very high quality flashes.
On 7/27/2018 12:40 PM, luiz felipe wrote:
looking at the pc screen, the Metz mecablitz 44 AF-2 Digital Flash
for Pentax Cameras looks interesting due to low price, advertised
P-TTL compatibility and "adjustable four level video light". the cash,
as always, is rather short so no option more expensive than the
AF360FGZ II is coming home - but IF this or another Metz is adequate,
more $$ can be diverted to lenses and cameras.
from my previous experience with Pentax flashes (280t and 330ftz) they
tend to eat batteries faster than ideal, but had endured a lot of
abuse. the 360 FGZ II is weather resistant, but that's not to be an
issue - I don't intend to take flash photography under the rain. flash
photos are not so frequent, for me, to the point a Vivitar 285hv has
been enough until now.
any toughts? any hands-on experience with the "video light" of those
two flashes? FWIW, I do carry a flashlight in the bag all times, and
have used it on occasion to light my subjects under very low light -
the feature is welcome indeed.
thanks in advance!
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