Quoting Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>:
I can't answer your question about third party alternatives, but I
have experienced the broken zoom mechanism on both of my 540
flashes. I had them repaired at a cost of about $150 each, if memory
serves me. I use them extensively, so I count that as normal wear
and tear. Plus, I used them with a heavy diffuser hanging on the end
(and should have turned off auto zoom). But I would be annoyed if I
hadn't used the flashes much and they failed. Is your 360 out of
warranty? If so, figure on a somewhat expensive repair.
Thanks, Paul. I had a feeling that a repair could be expensive. The
flash is well out of warranty but it hasn't had a hard life so I am a
bit miffed.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
http://anpsa.org.au
Paul
On Oct 3, 2012, at 7:34 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote:
'morning all
I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to using flash. When I need
to use my AF360FGZ, I just put it on the camera and hope for the
best. The best rarely occurs...
Anyway. I have a function coming up where I'd like to get some
reasonably passable shots so I dragged out the 360 yesterday,
together with the instruction manual, to try to come to grips with
its mysteries. When I switched it on, there was a low humming
noise for several seconds before the LCD panel lit up. Strange.
I'd never heard that before. Anyway, everything seemed OK initially
but then I noticed that the flash head wouldn't zoom as I zoomed
the lens.
Checked that the flash was sitting in the hotshoe properly. It
was. Tried again with the same problem. The Zoom button wouldn't
work and the focal length indicator just flashed at 16mm.
All of this was happening with the K-5 and 16-45mm DA lens, so I
tried it on the K200D. Same result.
On reading the manual, I noted that the Zoom button doesn't work if
the wide angle diffuser is in place in front of the flash head. It
wasn't, but I had been using it in that position a couple of weeks
ago and I suspect that some electrical contact has broken that
tells the flash that the diffuser is no longer in place.
Sorry - that's a bit long winded...
I guess I can still use the 360 provided I stick to the fairly wide
end of the lens' zoom range but I'm considering having the flashgun
repaired. I'm wondering, though, what third part PTTL alternatives
are available that might be a more economical proposition.
Suggestions appreciated.
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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