My flash works normally with aperture to A. On 2 June 2015 at 19:22, Toine <[email protected]> wrote: > I need to check this with my af160fc. If I remember correctly you > should dial the aperture ring to A and it should do PTTL > > On 2 June 2015 at 17:28, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >> It seems that the AF 160 FC flash has garnered many positive reviews, so I >> decided to get one. It arrived yesterday and I found no P-TTL compatability >> with my A* 200 macro lens. At first I thought it might be defective - but >> going over the manual I find (on page 26) a statement that P-TLL mode will >> accurately meter only with auto focus lenses. That is a tremendous surprise >> - I've had 2 AF360FGZ's and one Metz flash that all support P-TTL with A >> lenses. The ringflash seems to be something of a bybred since it also >> supports the old TTL and does not support high speed synching. Just thought >> I'd post that as a heads up to anyone else considering this flash and who is >> not using an AF lens. >> >> I tried the unit with a few AF lenses at it works perfectly. An an A lens it >> produces the pre-flash but output is always 100% - I ried several A lenses >> with no luck. >> >> So - this is going back to B&H after being out of the box for only an hour >> or so. >> >> I've been having pretty bad luck with flashes over the past few months - >> both my AF360FGZ's gave out within a couple weeks of each other back in >> January. The Metz 58 AF-2 that I bought to replace them still works, but it >> no longer illuminates the control LCD screen and needs to be sent in for a >> warranty repair. (At first I thought it was a settings issue, but Metz >> customer support said to send it in.) Now the the AF160... >> >> Mark >> >> --- >> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >> protection is active. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> -- >> 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.
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