New firmware for the 58 AF-2 addresses this problem...reply from Metz
below. There is also an upgrade to v5.0 for those who own the 58 AF-1
Hello Paul,
Our team figured out the problem and pushed a new firmware out last
night. You can download v4.1 now:
Thanks for the update! I will let some ppl know.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote:
New firmware for the 58 AF-2 addresses this problem...reply from Metz below.
There is also an upgrade to v5.0 for those who own the 58 AF-1
I have very much the same feeling as Zos,
I have the Metz 58AF-2 and prefer it over the Pentax 540, that I owned once.
I prefer it because of the last status memory after switch off and
because it can operate in auto mode with sensor on the flash, this mode
works very well in situations we
On 24/06/2013, Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
I
honestly don't know the guide number. He used to use it with his 67. Mmmm
67
Guide number of AF280T is.28(m) If you want more there's the
AF400T. I'm sure you can work out how powerful that is.
I've used both on my digital
Hi all. Probably GN 28 and GN40.
I got a AF280T. Please notice that were two versions. One can turn backwards
and the other can't. Turning backwars is useful when photographing downwards
(into at cradle or anything else on the floor or table etc.), while bouncing
off the ceiling. Unfortunately
My version goes backwards! =)
Hope you are well Jens.
If I were looking for a cheap flash I would buy the AF280 again and
again. It seems that the camera adjusts the settings somewhat when it
is attached, so there is some communication. Low power is for f4 and
high is for f8 @ asa 100 @ 28mm.
I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I
have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect of
my photography.
I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair with my MZ-S and
which I have used occasionally.
I am
Stan -
I have both the Pentax AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-2. Speaking from using
them with the K-X and the K-5:
The light output seems to be pretty close to the same
The Metz seems produce more consistent exposures.
Both can be run wirelessly.
Function changes can be more more quickly with
Worth a look here
http://pttl.mattdm.org/
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Paul Sorenson pentax1...@gmail.com wrote:
Stan -
I have both the Pentax AF-540 and the Metz 58 AF-2. Speaking from using
them with the K-X and the K-5:
The light output seems to be pretty close to the same
Paul - thanks for the summary, just the info I was hoping for. Your comment
about menus vs switches dials and last item, about retaining settings vs
reverting to default, is not the sort of thing I would have thought to look for.
And Zos, thanks for the link, looks like an excellent resource. I
Reply interspersed with some of the questions omitted for lack of
answers on my part.
On 6/24/2013 5:40 PM, Stan Halpin wrote:
I am considering adding the AF540 FGZ. Two things holding me back at this point:
a. IIRC Pentax is coming out sometime soon with a replacement for the
AF540.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:40:30AM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote:
I don't use flash often, have never taken time to master the process. But I
have an upcoming project that provides the incentive to revisit this aspect
of my photography.
I have the Pentax AF360 FGZ that I bought long ago to pair
I use flash extensively and have had good luck with my two AF 540s. The
high-speed synch mode works very well when using for fill in daylight, and the
lash compensation allows one to dial in a good balance between fill and main
flash. Any flags requires some judgement and fiddling, as even the
Fair warning: the new metz firmware breaks A and M modes on the flash
for pentax cameras before the k-30! only upgrade to 4.0 if you have a
k-30 or k-5 II!!
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote:
I use flash extensively and have had good luck with my two
think I would buy another non-Pentax
flash.
Rick
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
- Original Message -
From: Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Cc:
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: Flash purchase question(s)
Fair warning: the new
Stan, sounds like your project includes using two or more flashes at
once. It should simplify your decision process a bit to know that
P-TTL is essentially useless with more than a single flash; or at
least I've never gotten it to work in 5 years of AF540 ownership (I
have two of them).
It's
some more thoughts...
I've always heard that pttl doesn't work all that great, so I never bothered
getting the 80 dollar hot shoe for my Metz 54. I always used it in auto and
hand fed it settings and used the dummy hot shoe. This worked beautifully and I
could adjust EV on the flash. That
*ist...not list. How did it work on that camera?
Zos Xavius zosxav...@gmail.com wrote:
some more thoughts...
I've always heard that pttl doesn't work all that great, so I never
bothered getting the 80 dollar hot shoe for my Metz 54. I always used
it in auto and hand fed it settings and used the
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