The Pentax is much more reliable in terms of providing good exposures and firing consistently in high-speed synch mode. However, I never used the Sigma with the K10D, only with the D. So the comparison might not be valid. But with the D and the Sigma, the camera wouldn't always recognize that the flash was set for high-speed synch and I couldn't get a shutter speed over 1.150th. I used to have to clean the contacts frequently to make things work. The Pentax flash on the K10D works well all the time. And as I said, the exposures are more accurate. When I get the Sigma back, I'll try it on the K10D and see how it compares when used on the later camera. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Paul, > > How do the performances of the Sigma and Pentax > flashes compare? > > Rick > > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just sent mine in for the second time. It quit > > working completely > > when I tried to use it on the K10D. I'm using the > > Pentax AF 540 FGZ > > now, but I figure I might as well try to fix the > > Sigma. > > On May 16, 2007, at 8:16 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: > > > > > Rick Womer wrote: > > > > > >> Sigma emailed me yesterday (after a couple of > > testy > > >> messages from me) that they just received a > > second > > >> firmware upgrade for the EF 500 DG Super, that > > will > > >> allow it to be used off-camera with P-TTL control > > by > > >> the built-in K10D flash. > > > > > > Hmmmm, glad I procrastinated sending mine off > > after getting the > > > K10D. I > > > guess I'll contact Sigma USA (or whatever they're > > called) and make > > > sure > > > when to send it. > > > > > > -- > > > Thanks, > > > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________ > ____Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of > spyware protection. > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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