On Jan 27, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: > >> I am going to buy a new flash soon. I currently have the AF360 and want to >> upgrade. Any thoughts/opinions/real experience with the Pentax AF540 vs a >> Metz >> 58 AF2? I am also open to other recommendations. I am mainly concerned ref >> reported build quality issues of the Pentax unit and hot shoe sticking >> problems. > > I've never tried the Metz, though they have an excellent reputation. I > do have the Pentax 540 and can definitely vouch for it. I don't know > what the hot shoe sticking problem might be but I've never had it! > Build quality seems good but what is really exceptional about it is > the user-friendliness. It's the most intuitive and easy-to-use PTTL > flash I've ever used. > > I have to agree with Mark on this. I have two 540s, and tehy work very well. I did break the hotshoe clamp on one of them, mainly as a result of being sloppy with it. If the shoe is fully engaged and the clamp applied without excessive force, it will last indefinitely. I was able to order parts from Pentax and fix it myself. I get good results in PTTL mode. I like the flash exposure comp system and regularly shoot with it at close to ambient exposure and with a half stop or full stop of minus compensation. I've never used the Metz.
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