The one I have only works with AF lenses - I tried it with the DA 18-55
and a Tamron 90mm f2.8 AF macro and it worked perfectly. But it would
not work with my A* 200 f4 or A*300 f4 - I double checked that the
were in the A position and also made sure to input the correct focal
length for each lens (thinking that perhaps the flash uses that data in
controlling the exposure. I get a 100% discharge every time with the A
lenses when the flash is in auto mode. I tested the various lenses with
a K3 and a K01 to make sure it was not a camera issue, but again only
the F lenses worked. I tried the Metz P-TTL flash (I have not yet sent
it in for repair) and it performs perfectly in P-TTL mode with the A*
200 (the only lens I tried.)
Let me know what you find out - it would be nice if this unit was simply
defective. The features on the flash look to be very useful and as I
noted below, reviews of it are very positive.
Mark
On 6/2/2015 1:22 PM, Toine 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
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