the guide # is accurate with a 85mm F1.4 lens with the zoom head set to 85mm. The AF500FTZ is Pentaxes most powerful flash and it does have some range to it ( only a bit more than the 280 ) but the trade off is it eats batteries and can take forever to recharge. The price you pay for sun tanning power :-)
--- Frank Knapik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. I have a couple of AF-500-FTZ questions: > > 1)Guide Number-164/ISO 100. Is 164 an accurate > guide number for this flash? I realize that flash > manufactures tend to over rate their guide number, > but I thought I read a comment here that Pentax uses > the flash zoom head at telephoto position to obtain > the high guide number. I am not sure that has any > relevance to the actual guide number. > > 2)I am looking at this flash for Wedding and other > event photography. I have the AF-280-T, which I like > a lot,but I need more power. I like to use Reala > film, but with an ISO of 100, I find the AF-280-T > not quite sufficient. > > I will be using the flash with my PZ-1P. I also have > an LX but it is my understanding that the AF-500-FTZ > is not compatible with it. > > As always, thank you. Someday I hope to contribute > an answer and not just ask questions. > > Francis > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
