Doug -- I'm guessing that Sigma flashes, like Sigma lenses, have 
reverse-engineered electronics.

True, the new Pentax flash was delayed -- but that was to take advantage of new 
capabilities.  There are no interoperability issues.

-Aaron

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From:  Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subj:  Re: istD and Sigma 500 Super wireless test
Date:  Wed Aug 2, 2006 8:21 pm
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Mark Roberts wrote:

> With digital communication protocols even a tiny change could cause
> inoperability.

<curmudgeon>Or they could hire real software engineers with real
experience designing and implementing comms protocols and they'd have a
protocol that could survive several generations of products safely and
usefully.</curmudgeon>

-- 
Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)

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