Well so far, I have been using the TR Power Pak III. I have shot 3 weddings with it so far. It works fairly well. I did find a setting on the flash to have it use both the Power Pak and internal batteries together to charge. Gives it just a tad more recharge speed.
I have two Quantum battery 2's, but even if they would work, not sure if they would be any faster than the Power Pak III. I'm quite sure the Quantum Turbo's would be great. If/when they are approved for use and a cable is available, I will consider buying one. -- Bruce Monday, July 30, 2007, 9:31:47 AM, you wrote: BM> It's the TR Power Pack III. BM> I agree. With fresh batts in the flash and power pack, BM> there's a noticeable difference in cycle times (I like BM> to use lithiums in the flash itself). BM> I'm still jonesing for the Quantum Turbos, though. I BM> sent off an email to them (again) the other day so BM> we'll see if they respond. I mentioned in my request BM> that I was asking on behalf of more than just myself BM> and that many of us are chomping at the bit for the BM> offical OK to use their bats with the 540. BM> If you listen very closely, you may actually hear the BM> echoes of, "Yeah...whatever...". BM> -Brendan BM> --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I bought the external battery pack for the 540 >> flash. It's the unit >> made by Pentax that takes six C-cells. I forget the >> designation, but >> it's easy to find at B&H. I thought I was going to >> shoot some >> weddings, but hadn't done so until now. Today, I >> finally did. I shot >> about 700 frames, at least half of them flash. The >> pack held out >> right to the end, and it was only in the final few >> shots that I >> noticed that recycling had slowed. Very good. I like >> it. >> Paul >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> BM> ____________________________________________________________________________________ BM> Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added BM> security of spyware protection. BM> 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
