The FTZ500 is brilliant! Best qualitity and (award winning) design, I've ever seen. Wait for it. You'll love it! Why do you need spot beam - shooting a lot in the dark? Metz and mabybe others have a SCA-adapter (Pentax dedicated) with a spotbeam - but it's more than 50USD. Try to check out second hand stuff! regards Jens
-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:awrobinson@;cox.net] Sendt: 24. oktober 2002 21:37 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Inexpensive flash recommendation I'm looking for flash with these characteristics to use with my ZX-L: 1. TTL 2. Autofocus assist (the red spot beam from another thread) 3. Under $50 US I thought I had found such a flash with the Vivitar 728. However, when it arrived from B&H, the manual noted that the autofocus assist works only with Canon and Nikon cameras. I tested the flash and found the auto focus assist does not completely not work with my Pentax, but the results were close enough to make the manual correct. (How's that for a terrible sentence.) The reason I'm looking for a cheap flash is that I've put a real flash, the Pentax AF 500 FTZ, on my Christmas wish list. Right now, I'm debating with myself on returning the Vivitar. I could probably justify its cost as a relatively light weight fill-flash for outdoor events like Mardi Gras. However, if I could find a flash that met ALL my criteria, I would return the Vivitar and buy the other one. I've looked around on the web, but haven't found anything. On eBay, someone is selling a lot of Sakar flashes that claim to have TTL and auto focus assist capbilities. I have never heard of Sakar before, so I'm suspicious even at those prices. Does anyone know any flash models that would meet my criteria? Thanks! Andrew Robinson
