I've received quite some useful information about pentax flashes from various people, but right now I'm wondering what the lack of a zoom reflector means in practice...?(when using, for example, the 400FTZ) Does it have effect on the quality of the light itself or the metering of the camera, or the way in which the light streaks the subject? Or is it only that you lose a lot of light when uses a telelens? What are the drawbacks in practice? (I guess there aren't any benefits, beside longer battery life, because there's no motor?)
Rodelion <<< P.S. Bedankt voor de informatie, Jan, daar kan ik wel wat mee :) >>> > Hi, > > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 15:18:45 +0200, pop.punkass.com wrote: > > >Currently I'm into buying a nice DDL flash for my MZ5/ZX5, but I don't > >really know where to start with my choice. I've seen the FTZ330/FTZ500, > >which are both very nice, but I've also heard of the FTZ400 (occasion from > >shop for about $105,- good price?), but it's hard to find any good > >information about these flashes online. > > I have had the FTZ400 for about 8 years and I'm still very happy with it. > > I have used it a lot with the PZ1, but also on the MZ3 (which is very close to your MZ5) > > All features of the flash, like 2nc curtain sync will work. > > The major differences with the FTZ500 are slightly less power > and no ZOOM reflector. > > You can also attach a 5-pin cable to the flash, that can attach to a small > adapter to go into the hotshoe of the MZ5. It will allow you to take the > flash away from the camera and keep all automation. > (the 5p cable and adapter are quite expensive though) > > I think US$ 105 is a good price, I paid about $200 new I think ... > > Regards, JvW > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery > - > 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 .
