Hi Bruce, Yep, I meant TTL. Sorry for the confusion. What's P-TTL? I just want to be able to put the flash on the camera and not have to think about it.
Also, is the voltage on my old Vivitar Thyristor 2500 too high for the istD to handle? Thanks, Amita > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:57 PM > To: Amita Guha > Subject: Re: flash for istD > > > Hello Amita, > > You might give just a little more detail concerning > "communicate" - do you mean P-TTL or TTL or Auto or manual? > > I have both AF360FGZ's and AF400T's. I use the AF360's just > for daylight flash fill because of high speed synch. I use > the AF400T's in regular TTL for receptions and dial in about > -2 stops of compensation. > > So if you'll settle for plain TTL, you can probably get any > flash that supports Pentax TTL. If you want P-TTL I think > your choices are limited to the AF360FGZ and the new Sigma - > I also think Metz is going to release a new adapter that supports it. > > HTH, > > Bruce > > > Friday, September 10, 2004, 3:39:57 PM, you wrote: > > AG> Are there any third-party flashes that will communicate with the > AG> istD, or do I need to get a Pentax flash? Apologies if I > asked this > AG> already. I have a wedding coming up in November, and I > want to get > AG> some nice shots, but I'd rather not pony up $300 US if I can help > AG> it. > > AG> Amita > > >
