J wrote: > Ok folks, I was playing with my friends istD with grip last > week.First thing very small. Is the K10D as small with the grip.I > still have all my Pentax glass and film bodies and want to get a > digital Pentax SLR. My Nikon D1x's are large next to the Pentax. I > think it will hard holding the Pentax with say a 300mm F2.8. I can > hold the Nikon with a 300 F2.8 without any hassle. Next question what > is the best flash for the Pentax ist D and K10 D. If my friend does > not like his Pentax ist D, it will be mine... > As far as the flashes is the Simga super better than the 500 ftg > Pentax.....Thanks for any info and help....J > >
The K10D should balance quite well with the grip. Even without the grip it's got a decent feel, but if you need a little more to hold onto the grip will help. Best flash: AF540FGZ. It features bounce, swivel, high speed sync, leading and trailing curtain sync, -3 to +1 EV compensation, 32 power stages in M mode, wireless master, wireless controller, wireless slave, and of course P-TTL which is needed for cameras such as the k10d which don't support TTL. And don't forget its generous guide number: 54m. A surprisingly close second: AF360FGZ. It features bounce. It LACKS swivel. It has high speed sync, leading and trailing curtain sync, -3 to +1 EV, 16 power stages in M mode, wireless master, wireless slave, wireless controller, and of course P-TTL. Its guide number is 36m. Not quite as generous, but still very workable, and more than three times stronger than the camera's built-in flash. The fact that the 360 lacks swivel may be a big deal for some people. For me, I don't mind just switching over to wireless mode and using it that way for those rare occasions that I need to point it at a wall. The 540 also comes with a little stand for off-camera use, and has plugins for sync cables, both of which the 360 lacks. I chose the 360 for its lower price tag, and slightly smaller size/weight. Someday I may buy a 540 too, and keep the 360 as a more compact alternative, and as a secondary slave. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
