Frantisek, Setting my Gossen Luna Pro Digital F to ISO 100 and 1/60 flash synch, it reads F8 for a value when the flash is fired on manual from 2 meters. Hope this is what you are looking for.
It also takes about 4 seconds to recharge after firing manual using fresh NiMHs. Bruce Tuesday, June 18, 2002, 2:27:00 AM, you wrote: FV> Hi, FV> I am considering dumping my Metzes as they are getting older and FV> older, and getting that AF280T. But I am concerned about the lower FV> power it has... FV> 1) Does it accept NiCds? I was told that the orig.manual stated to FV> NOT use NiCds... Any danger in using them? I never use alkalines as FV> the recycle times are just 3x as slow then... What about NiMH too? FV> 2) What's the coverage and GN(m)? Is it 28mm or 35mm with GN28? I FV> find GN 28 (m) quite low, compared to the Metzes with GN 35(m) at FV> 35mm coverage, but if it's at 28mm, it's enough. FV> 3) What's the recycle time with fresh rechargable batteries, at FV> FULL power burst? I bounce flash always (either with a card or from FV> a ceiling/wall) so I need fastest recycling as bouncing eats lot of FV> light, especially with my digicam which is best at iso 100 (iso 400 FV> is grainy/noisy on it). FV> Anything else I should know about the flash? It's no longer FV> serviced by Pentax, right? Any problems that show with age? FV> 4) Please, if anybody's got a flashmeter, would you be so kind as FV> to measure it at 1m or 2m from the flash (better 2m and double the FV> reading f/stop as that's more accurate), in reasonably large room FV> so I could compare it with the reading I get from my Metzes? I know FV> Pentax chose "marketing speech" for their later flashes inflating FV> their GN by stating it at long zoom range (like 85mm or 105mm) FV> which drives me nuts... Even Metz now inflates it (but least of all FV> manufacturers, e.g. GN at coverage not of 35mm but 50mm, which is FV> about 10% diff., unlike 50% diff. with Pentax, Canon, Nikon...) FV> THANKS A LOT! FV> Good light, FV> Frantisek Vlcek FV> - FV> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, FV> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to FV> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - 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 .
