On 6 Aug 2001, at 19:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi!
> Which flash would be the best for wedding/outdoor (fill flash) photography
> (on Z-1p)? Probably sounds silly, but I have no idea. :( For now possible
> variants are:
> 1) Pentax AF500 (reviews are saying that I'd better have a truck with AA
> batteries at the hand)
> 2) Sigma EF 500 ST/Super (looks a bit ugly, but if it works well...)
> 3) Sunpak PZ5000AF
> 4) Metz? expensive ones :(
> Price is important too: $250 is the maximum (ok, if AF500 is _really_
> good... then a bit more).
>
> Bounce/swivel head is fine, as I understand (haven't possibility to use
> one for a longer time)
> Rear curtain sync, contrast-control, manual mode, stroboscopic, etc, etc,
> which of these features are must-have, and which are just
> bells-and-whistles?
Here's a different response - I have never used a Pentax Flash.
I own a Metz 40MZ-2 with a handle grip and the TTL Ext. Cable.
Love it - it's a wonderful piece of equipment. I recently shot a
wedding with it, and the pictures turned out great (haven't scanned
any yet, hopefully soon....) But I used the flash under protest, the
wedding was performed in a theater, and I HATE using flash in
the theater (I consider it an insult to the lighting designer, and
it's a huge distraction for those around as the theater was quite
dark).
As far as features go, the Metz has all the ones you listed, but
the only ones that got used are the bounce/swivel head. For
the formals I preferred using a couple reflectors rather than flash
fill, the lighting looks much more natural that way.
Cheers!
Brian
PS I used 2 cameras for that shoot, the Z1p for candids and the
ceremony, and the formals were all taken with a 67II.
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