You mean it won't work in P-TTL mode right? The AF200T, in addition to (film camera) TTL, also has a variable manual mode and two auto modes which will work with any camera you put it on (assuming the trigger voltage won't fry it).
For the record though, I'm shooting exclusively with the Program Plus right now, which does support all the dedicated features of the 200T except TTL. And I'm not worried about TTL, all I wanted was the auto anyway, variable manual is icing on the cake. I just hope it's as small as it looks. That gives me an idea. If you have time, would you shoot a photo of the 200T and 280T side-by-side? I used to own the 280 and that would give me a better idea how big the 200 really is. I'd appreciate it very much. On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 7:54 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > Have that and the AF280T as well. Won't work properly with the K10D and > later cameras. > > I don't know which camera you're shooting with, but check the camera manual > to make sure the AF200T will work with it. > > From: Nick David Wright >> >> So I went and was looking again at the Pentax dedicated flashes. I'd >> never paid much attention. I think I'm going to get a AF200T. Anyone >> have any thoughts on that one? Looks pretty small. Lots of features. >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 9:37 AM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>> Found an AF-200FG for $20 when Wolf Camera was going out of >>>> business. It does pretty much the same thing as the tiny Vivitar >>>> except it's dedicated. >>>> >>>> The only "problem" I've had with it is the manual is not >>>> available for download. I like to keep a PDF version of all the >>>> manuals for the equipment I have on my hard-drive. Probably ought >>>> to burn them all to a CD (and use up some of my excess CDRs since >>>> it looks like I'll be using DVDs for most everything else.) >>>> >>>> When you go to Pentax's support site and select "AF200FG FLASH" >>>> from ... >>>> >>>> ? ? ... "Manuals and Literature / Accessories / Flashes" ... >>>> >>>> ... you get the AF_200Sa_FLASH.pdf instead. >>>> >>>> Selecting "AF200FG" just returns the message "Search did not find >>>> any available documents." >>>> >>>> Also picked up a Battery Grip FG that I passed along to someone >>>> here on the list at what I paid for it + postage. I don't even >>>> remember what camera it fit, but the price was extremely low, so >>>> I figured someone here would want it & took advantage of the >>>> opportunity it presented. And someone *did* want it, so that >>>> worked out. >>>> >>>> And I got a couple dozen Remote Control Fs. >>>> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
