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
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 p
Yes Francis I have just learned myself that the 500ftz is not compatible with
the LX but the 280T is compatible with both the PZs and LXs. Also I don't
think the 500 has any more power than the 280T. In fact the older flash may
even have a little more real power... You might be wise to look at
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> Yes Francis I have just learned myself that the 500ftz is
> not compatible with
> the LX but the 280T is compatible with both the PZs and
> LXs. Also I don't
> think the 500 has any more power than the 280T. In
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> Bump your film speed up to 400 and you've doubled the power of your
> flash.
I knew I'd seen a table comparing Pentax compatible flashes:
http://www.photozone.de/2Equipment/pentaxflash.htm
Hope that helps,
Dan Scott
tom,
That and cost are the two current deterrents. I really would like the
power that it has. It will work with my leaf lenses and P67II TTL and
MZ-S TTL.
Bruce
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