On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Michael Chan wrote:
I am looking for a decent flash for my Pentax *ist DL. I have an old Vivitar
383 super but I am ready to upgrade. I am looking at the Sigma EF-500 DG
Super based on a recommendation by Mark Roberts. I am also looking at the
Pentax AF400FTZ and was wondering if anyone had an opinion on that unit as I
have a chance to pick one up for a rather low price. I am having a hard time
finding any reviews on the unit. Will it fully support TTL fill and remote
wireless TTL? Any other thoughts?
The AF500FTZ is TTL only. It's a decade since it was discontinued. The
AF500FTZ is stronger, but also only TTL. The only P-TTL, wireless,
HSS, etc Pentax (not third party) flash is the AF360FGZ, which is a
bit on the weak side, but may be OK for your purposes.
The features of all Pentax flashes is available from
http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/flashes/
In addition to those, Pentax has announced the AF540FGZ, an upgrade to
the AF360FGZ which will support P-TTL, Wireless, HSS...
HTH,
Kostas
