Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
The Sigma 500 Super is compatible with the K10D but not particularly reliable. The Pentax AF 540 FGZ is a solid performer. An external battery pack is also available. Paul On Aug 9, 2007, at 5:53 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > Having waited half a year for a new Metz flash unit having P-TTL, the >

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Peter Loveday
> Having waited half a year for a new Metz flash unit having P-TTL, the > announced dedicated Mecablitz 58 AF-1 with USB is not offered anywhere > around here. I'm waiting for one of these too. I'll likely get a 58AF-1 P/S when they actually show up. Does anyone else have one of these yet? >Th

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread David Savage
On 8/9/07, Peter Loveday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The big killer (for me personally) with the Pentax units is the lack of 'A' > mode on K10D (or other PTTL(/TLL?) cameras). This may or may not be > important to you. Can't you just put the camera in manual mode an set the flash to it's "A" mod

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Henk Terhell wrote: >Having waited half a year for a new Metz flash unit having P-TTL, the >announced dedicated Mecablitz 58 AF-1 with USB is not offered anywhere >around here. The Metz SCA system is no longer useful for P-TTL. My >current Metz TTL unit, which I have to use in A-mode on the K10D,

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Rick Womer
I have used my twice-updated Sigma on my K10D, on-camera and wirelessly, without problems so far. Rick > Henk Terhell wrote: > > > The lists must be outdated. I use the Sigma EF500 DG > Super with my K10D > with excellent results. I believe the latest > versions even support > off-camera wir

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Kenneth Waller
ng when used on the K10D? Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: what flash unit for the K10D? > Henk Terhell wrote: > >>Having waited half a year for a new Metz flash unit having P-

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
None of the work I do with a flash unit requires any kind of dedicated operation, so I use a Sunpak 383, a Nikon SB-30 and a pair of Paterson EFlash panel strobes. Along with a good flash meter, a remote cord, etc. ;-) But yeah: if you're going to want to use the dedicated capabilities, st

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Mark Roberts
Kenneth Waller wrote: >Mark, I've been putting off using my 2 year old Sigma DG Super on > my K10D, thinking it had to be updated. It does. I had mine updated to work with the K10D, but the original update didn't enable off-camera wireless. Apparently they can now update for that as well but I

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-09 Thread Frits Wüthrich
On Thursday 09 August 2007 11:53, Henk Terhell wrote: > Having waited half a year for a new Metz flash unit having P-TTL, the > announced dedicated Mecablitz 58 AF-1 with USB is not offered anywhere > around here. The Metz SCA system is no longer useful for P-TTL. My > current Metz TTL unit, which

RE: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-10 Thread Henk Terhell
st, 2007 10:40 PM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: what flash unit for the K10D? > > technikdirekt.de ask 310 euro's for it, plus 22 for shipping > to NL, and it is > 'coming soon' whatever that means. You are not the only one waiting. > -- > Frits Wüthric

Re: what flash unit for the K10D?

2007-08-10 Thread David J Brooks
7;m getting the 360 anyway. Dave > > Kenneth Waller > http://tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: what flash unit for the K10D? > > > > Henk Terhell wrote: > > >