Hi Thiboille before I tell you something completly wrong:
I just received an older Metz 20 bc6 flash from an auction which would not release the flash when I pushed the test button or mounted it on the camera hot shoe and tried it that way. I heard the flash loading noise and the light for beeing ready was going on but no flashing at all. Before finally giving up I just tried it again another day, again with different full loaded rechargable batteries and it started to work randomly. After 10-20 test flashes the Metz works now reliable. Seems that some flash brands do not like it when not be in use for a longer time I had that effect with a Metz 32CT3 too and that was the model that did not like high capacity NiMh but only the older 1500ma Ansmann. As far as I remember, the Pentax ME winder II was picky too regarding battery type. The Pentax AF280T flash works with every brand of battery I have here. greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Thibouille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:33 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: AA v Proprietory Batteries >> >> >>This is weird. So they don't like high capacity NiMH but like low >>capacity NiMH? >>What models are these, for the record ? >> >>2005/7/4, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Hi Graywolf >>> oddly, some of my older Metz flashes do not like the newest 2200-2500ma >>> batteries but do only run with older >>> 1500-1700ma types. >>> >>> greetings >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 3:22 AM >>> >>To: Pentax Discussion Malling List >>> >>Subject: AA v Proprietory Batteries >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>Been looking at some older diggies on eBay. Just noticed that if >>> >>you buy an older camera that uses proprietory batteries you get >>> >>the same capacity as came with the camera when it was new, if you >>> >>can find new batteries at all. If it uses AA batteries you can >>> >>get the latest 2500ma batteries instead of the 850ma ones that >>> >>came with the camera. Looks like Pentax did the right thing again. >>> >> >>> >>-- >>> >> >>> >>graywolf >>> >>http://www.graywolfphoto.com >>> >>"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" >>> >>----------------------------------- >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>-- >>> >>No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> >>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/2005 >>> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>---------------------- >>Thibouille >>---------------------- >>*ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX and KR-10x ... >>
