>I'm looking for a TTL flash to use with my Super Program and my MZ5. >Boz's KMP seems to be saying that the FTZ flashes won't work at all with my >Super Program? Is this true? Or will I simply loose the digital functions? >Would an AF280T be a better choice to work with both cameras?
Basically TTL flashes designed for Pentax AF bodies do not work on Pentax non-AF bodies, other than full manual. However, TTL flashes designed for Pentax manual focus bodies do work on Pentax AF bodies. For this reason, older Pentax TTL flashes like AF200T, AF280T & AF400T work on ALL Pentax bodies and support TTL flash. An alternative is Metz flashes which you can switch the shoe. For instance, Metz 40MZ3i with SCA372 shoe can do TTL flashes on any Pentax bodies which can do TTL flash. However, since SCA372 shoe was designed for manual focus bodies (just like AF200T etc), features like AF asist beam, auto zoom etc won't be usable on AF bodies. For these advance features, you need the digital shoe SCA3702 which was specially designed for Pentax AF bodies (just like AF500FTZ). There might be flashes from other brand can switch the shoe too, I am not sure. But mind you that flash like 40MZ3i is quite front heavy on small bodies like Super A/Program (without winder attached), while it balances perfectly on Z-1p. regards, Alan Chan _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
