On 10/26/06, Timothy Sherburne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, I dug through the Metz website this morning and found a PDF that > describes camera body compatibility with legacy flashes. The DS and > 32CT4 are listed, and the SCA3702 and SCA3000C are needed to make them > work together.
I have a Metz 45CT-4, with an SCA3701M2 (older SCA adapter), and an SCA3000C cable. For the most part the combination works on my DS2. I have leading and trailing curtain flash, and high-speed sync seems to work (the camera fires, at least. I haven't tested it at a high shutter speed). When I try to use the Spot Beam mode, the camera acts as if the flash is turned off, though. I wonder if that's fixed in the SCA3702 adapter? I've used normal TTL flash through the adapter with decent results at ISO 200 at least. I bought the adapter used from a listmember, and I got the cable from KEH, for significantly less than the new price, in both cases. > <http://www.metz.de/downloadFile.php?type=adapterarchiv&lang=en> > However, the pair runs $150 at B&H, and they note that the SCA3702 is > specifically not compatible with the DS. I trust the word of the > manufacturer over the distributor, but those prices? Yuck. I think a more correct term is "not fully compatible." None of the Metz adapters will do P-TTL mode with the DS, and see my above issue with the "spot beam" mode. Also, from the research I've done, it seems that normal TTL flash exposure only works on ISO 200, or possibly ISO 200 and 400. I need to do some more testing with that. If I were buying a brand-new flash right now, I'd look at the Sigma EF 500 DG super. Or one of the Pentax flashes. Though if the 3702 adapter fixes the spot-beam function, that might be a viable option. Anyone know if the Spot Beam function works with a 3702 adapter on a DS/DS2 body? -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
