Sorry Mark, I know you work with this flash and are happy with it, that was one of the reasons I've put this flash on my list. I did and do not want to offend people that have this flash. But, I tried to express my feelings. The Sigma to me has poor look and feel, like the Practica compaired to the MX at the time I bought it.
I had the 500FTZ in hands and it gave me the feel of quality and craftsmanship, maybe this difference is subjective and personal, but for me it makes it a difficult choice: The flash with the better feel or the flash with the better properties? Let me try to see the advantages of the Sigma for me: TTL better is important, wonder how this is measured P-TTL not important for me, I prefer to set my own ratio Wireless TTL, this is nice, guess this means I can handhold the flash without the cable hanging in front of the lens. High speed sync, in which situation can this be of benefit? The Sigma has a built in Light spreader for wide angle, very nice Jos > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Verzonden: Sunday, June 19, 2005 6:32 PM > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: Flashgun for *istDS: Pentax 500FTZ or Sigma EF-500 DG > super > > > "Jos from Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Visiting Singapore a few weeks ago, I thought it a nice > opperunity to buy a > >TTL flash for my *istDS. > >Some internet reviews made me think the Sigma EF500 DG super > could be a nice > >possibility. > >In the shops, they had Sigma for Cannon, Sigma for Nikon, but Pentax: no > >sir, Pentax?......... > >I held the Nikon version in my hands. > >I was shocked by the poor look and feel. > >I cannot understand, this is not a cheap flash, for 10 dollar > more it could > >have looked nice and solid. > >Like this it would embarrash my *istDS. > >How much more does the Sigma offer to take this in stead of the Pentax > >500FTZ (taking aside the price difference) > >Comments? > > This is baffling. I have the EF-500 DG Super and have no complaints > about construction. It's built better than my old AF400 FTZ and the > wedding pro I worked with recently thought it seemed as well built as > his Canon OEM units. > > It offers a lot more than the AF500 FTZ (P-TTL, wireless, high-speed > sync, etc.) and from reports I've heard on this list, much better > exposure accuracy than the AF360 FGZ. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com
