----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> What would be a suitable flash for this camera? The Pentax web site suggests > the AF201SA, but gives no details about this flash's capabilities. I think > what Mike needs is a small flash with auto (ie aperture-set thyristor) and > manual modes. As far as I can tell from the manual, the MZ-M does not do TTL > or communicate with zoom flash. I use it with MZ-M and MX. AF201SA is a very simple flash. It has Guide Number of 20 (meters), covers picture area of 35mm lens. It has a manual mode and an auto mode (thyristor). When used with MZ-M it sets the aperture according to iso speed (f5,6 for ISO100) (lens has to be set to A otherwise yu have to set an aperture yourself). Also, when the flash has charged, actual shutter speed can't be shorter than 1/100th. If something shorter is set it would be overrulled. This is what I found from my experience: - it's dedicated - this flash is easy to use when using it as a flash in a compact camera - set to auto and let it do the work - I miss the bounce/swivel capabilities - I missed couple of times the possibility of setting a flash to gice just a part of light power needed - I would like to have a coverage of at least 28mm - I could use a bigger GN - I guess I need a new flash ;-) >From what I know (but I haven't dig that yet) you can get with a better flash for the price od AF201SA, and it would be worth to look at some used ones with more features. Cheers Maciej - 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 .
