Colin, why all the fuzz about the adapter? I still use the old 3-digit ones (372), which work fine (TTL) on the D. The same I used for my PZ-1. You can get a used one for 20 USD or less. I also use a red-light adapter (4-digit number, IIRC) - but in my experience flashes with a red-light adapters causes the *ist D to make bad exposure judgements. Regards
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Colin J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. november 2005 22:21 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: External flash for *ist D? Thanks to everyone who replied. There is a lot of excellent advice. I may have to consider a new flash gun - either the Pentax or (maybe) the Sigma. Here in Europe the cost is about the same, so I think I would prefer the Pentax for quality and residual value. However. what I am really keen to do is get the Metz 45 CL-4 to work with my *ist D. The 45 is a big and heavy beast but I understand it and have great confidence in its powerful and consistent performance over some years now. However, the issue is which SCA adapter to use! Metz recommends the SCA 3702 for the *ist D, but tempts me with the news that a new SCA adapter is under development for the *ist DS! How can this be? I know the *ist DL differs from the *ist D in that it doesn't offer TTL control of an external flash, but I thought the *ist D and DS had the same P-TTL system? Can anyone help me here? Thanks again to everyone who replied before. Colin ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
