Thank you, Henk, Mark, and Larry!
I forgot that the firmware can be upgraded on these flashes.
Indeed, the concise firmware upgrade (circa 2016) says: "Now also for
PEntax K-1":
https://www.metz-mecatech.de/en/lighting/firmware-download-flash-units/mecablitz-58-af-1-digital/pentax.html
I am actually rather curious what's different in K-1's hot-shoe
functionality that prevented this flash from working with it properly
(but still allowed working in the HSS mode - although I am not sure if
that's functionally "HSS", as the updated firmware, reportedly still
doesn't support HSS with K-1.)
But that is purely "academic" curiosity.
BTW, if someone is interested, this thread lists the flashes compatible
with K-1 (and K-1ii), also discussing the limitations:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/190-pentax-k-1/382649-flash-compatibility-k-1-a.html
I've also realized that I missed (or forgot) the fact that Metz went
through an insolvency-acquisition-split - back in 2014-2015.
Igor
Larry Colen Sun, 10 May 2020 11:00:09 -0700 wrote:
On May 10, 2020, at 10:56 AM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote:
I had the same experience with a Metz 58 AF-2 - a firmware update was needed
to work with the K1.
Now that you mention it, so did I.
Mark
On 5/8/2020 1:16 PM, Henk Terhell wrote:
Not driver, new firmware I mean.
Op 2020-05-08 om 19:15 schreef Henk Terhell:
I had a problem with P-TTL of my Metz 48 AF-1 until I installed a new
driver.
Perhaps this works for yours too?
Henk
Op 2020-05-08 om 18:37 schreef Igor PDML-StR:
Hi All!
I am still figuring out my ways with the K-1 I finally got recently.
I've discovered a strange behavior with my Metz 58-AF-1 flash:
K-1 refuses to fire it when it is set in P-TTL mode.
It works in "A", and, - it works in P-TTL-HS (high-speed).
Does anybody know why that is so?
I thought the high-speed mode was an "extra" - that some cameras could
utilize *in addition* to P-TTL, - for faster shutter speeds, but that all
P-TTL capable cameras should be able to work with P-TTL setting.
(Both K-7 and K-5IIs were working just fine with P-TTL.)
Any ideas?
Igor
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