Hi Jens I have a AF200S but the Metz 20BC6 is smaller and lighter too and works safely on the K10D . It has only one automatic mode at F 5.6 if that matters. I did not have the time to test slave flashing with the K10D, remember I'm still on week number two with it :-) I started with the lens tests, to my surprise the K10D overexposed heavily today at noon with the Pentax-F 50mm 1.7 and the A-Takumar 2.8 28mm on nearly all of my different street photos and I had to dial down exposure at -2.0 outside.
I will post results with the Metz 20BC6 and Metz 30 CF6 slave flash combined soon.... greetings Markus -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jens Bladt Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 10:32 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Smallest safe flash for the K10D to trigger old slave flashes The only Pentax Flash I have ever had, that caused trouble on modern cameras was the AF160. It made the PZ-1 lock up everything until the batteries were removed. Don't try that one. How about the AF200T? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Markus Maurer Sendt: 10. marts 2007 00:31 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Smallest safe flash for the K10D to trigger old slave flashes Hi Pentaxians what is the smallest flash I could mount safely on the hotshoe of the K10D to trigger old slave flashes? Since I can not disable preflash with the integrated one I can not use it with my old slaves. I have a very small National PE120M but this brand seems to be on the dangerous high voltage side? The second smallest one would be a Konica X-20N and then the already bigger ones with the Metz 20BC6 or the Pentax AF200S. I would like to diffuse them as much as possible for only a tiny bit of frontal light output just enough to trigger the slave on the grip from left above. All of them are not listed at http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html and I'm lacking the skill to measure it myself. Any recommendation preferably among the mentioned flashes? thanks and greetings Markus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 - Release Date: 03/08/2007 10:58 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.10/720 - Release Date: 03/12/2007 19:19 -- 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
