Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Oct 26, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Timothy Sherburne 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. >> >><http://www.metz.de/downloadFile.php?type=adapterarchiv&lang=en> > > > I didn't dig deep enough, evidently. Glad to hear it. > > >>>>My backup plan is to order a Sigma ST500 and be done with it. >>> >>>For full support of the *ist DS, you want the Sigma EF 500 DG Super >>>model. >> >>Right. I meant to type "Sigma EF500 ST". The extra features of the >>Super >>would be nice (wireless, trailing curtain, high-speed sync), but I >>don't >>use a flash enough to spend the extra $80. I'm spending that on a K10D >>instead. :) > > > The Sigma EF 500 ST flash unit does not support P-TTL flash IIRC and > therefore won't work in dedicated TTL mode with the K10D. The $80 > difference in price is worth it, if you're buying a flash unit to use > with the automation features. > > If you're not, then just get a Sunpak 383 ... virtually same power > with swivel bounce head, just in-flash auto metering, and less than $80. > > Godfrey > >
I'd get the Sunpack anyways, or my preferred used Nikon SB-24/35. Either are excellent options and are likely to be more reliable than the Sigmas. I don't trust Sigma flashes, given my experiences with the Nikon versions and their Not Actually i-TTL NA-iTTL protocol. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
