On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 22:23:01 -0500, Sid Barras wrote: >Just got a new AF360FGZ from Adorama... > >My very first impression when taking it out of the box was- Gee this is >light. >The second was: Gee this feels awfully plastic. >After fiddling with some of the parts-- battery door, 20 mm diffuser, >head tilting hinge... >I still think it's mighty plasticky.
I actually thought it was relatively well made. I've pulled one completely apart and it's well put together. >I took it for a spin today with my MZ-S, and though I still feel it has >nowhere near the build and quality feel of the AF 500 FTZ, it has some >very desirable features. I just better be extremely careful with it... >I also would like it better if it had a 5P socket on the side of it ala >the 500 FTZ. And I wish it would swivel too. I looked at lots of other >flashes, and for the money, I could have gotten a 3rd party flash with >more power and swivel, but it was the P-TTL feature that sold it for There is just one thing to say. Wireless. It's great. It works with multiple flashes, you can do any feature you want with the exception of knowing when the flashes are charged. The only time I use my 5P cord is when I am photographing directly through glass - because even if you set the RTF not to affect the exposure, it still triggers briefly at the start of the exposure and that reflects off the glass. Wireless lets you change between cameras MZ-S and *istD with no worries about film speeds and cables. It's wonderful. I bought mine for P-TTL as well, but I love wireless. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon
