We can't be sure that a Sigma 500 that's been upgraded to K100 specs won't work on the K10. My flash is obviously broken, and I doubt that the camera killed it. Seems very unlikely. Paul On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:50 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Markus Maurer wrote: > >> does that mean that Pentax changed the flash protocol with the K10D? > > It means they've changed *something* about the protocol, but since > they're (obviously) privy to the inner workings of their own protocols > they were able to be sure that it was backwards compatible with > earlier > models. Third-party manufacturers don't have that luxury. > > This is doubtless part of the reason there are so few third-party > options available for Pentax-compatible flashes. > > I expect Sigma to have an upgrade available before long. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
