> > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/08 Wed AM 07:55:39 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: on cameras > > On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Luis Paulo de Sa wrote: > > > Will my FTZ500 work with my *ist DS, meaning full TTL and major functions? > > Would it be wiser to buy a new flash as well? > > People have complained about the repeatability of TTL on the -Digis > (Bill Robb may still have his page up with the model), while others > question Pentax TTL as a whole (ie on film as well). Some people swear > by the new Sigma flash on the -D; that supports P-TTL, has a long > guide number, HSS etc. Pentax will be releasing the 540 soon, I > believe, you may want to hold out. > > > P.S. and no, I am not in Brazil. Though I am Brazilian, currently I live in > > Lithuania. > > Ah, you may want to try Germany to source your -Ds then. You may also > want to consider the Samsung counterpart; it's most probably exactly > the same camera with a different badge on it, but don't take my word > for it. > > Kostas
Russia may also be a good place to buy. The importer, Pentar, is based in St Petersburg. mike ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
